TO KUPFERMAN AND PRICE: FURTHER REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF MARCH 28. THE RECORD SHOWS THAT THE MATERIAL INVOLVED WAS A PORTION OF A STOCK OF QUININE ACQUIRED BY THE GOVERNMENT UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS STOCK PILING ACT. BASED UPON AN OFFICIAL DETERMINATION THAT THERE WAS NO LONGER ANY NEED FOR STOCKPILING QUININE. NOTICE WAS ISSUED OF THE PROPOSED DISPOSITION...

ON THE BASIS OF FORMAL ADVERTISING WOULD BE A DEVIATION FROM FORMAL ADVERTISING PRINCIPLES IN THAT BIDS SUBMITTED BY SMALL BUSINESS BIDDERS ARE NOT CONSIDERED FIRM BIDS FOR THE SET-ASIDE. THE AWARD FOR THE SET- ASIDE IS ORDINARILY AT A DIFFERENT PRICE FROM THAT BID BY THE PARTY TO WHOM AWARD IS MADE. THE CONTRACT FOR THE SET-ASIDE IS NOT FORMED BY THE GOVERNMENT'S ACCEPTANCE OF AN OFFER BUT BY THE...