B-148553: Apr 17, 1962

THIS SALE WAS CONDUCTED ON JUNE 29. YOU WERE AWARDED ITEM NO. 75. WHICH WAS DESCRIBED IN THE INVITATION AS FOLLOWS: "BEARING. SEAL CLOSURE BEARING WERE THE ONLY BEARINGS VISIBLY DISPLAYED AND THE 22 CARTONS IN WHICH THE REST OF THE BEARINGS WERE CONTAINED WERE ALL MARKED WITH THE SAME FEDERAL STOCK NUMBER. INDICATING THAT THEY CONTAINED THE SAME TYPE OF BEARINGS AS WERE ON VISIBLE DISPLAY. YOU DID...

B-148553: May 08, 1962

INC: RECEIPT IS ACKNOWLEDGED OF YOUR LETTER DATED APRIL 19. YOUR CLAIM RESULTED FROM THE DISCOVERY THAT 60 PERCENT OF THE QUANTITY OF ANNULAR BALL BEARINGS PURCHASED BY YOU FROM THE ENGINEER DEPOT WERE NOT THE SEAL CLOSURE TYPE OF BEARING. RATHER WERE OPEN BEARINGS WHICH YOU ALLEGE TO BE OF MUCH LESS VALUE. YOU CONTEND THAT A STEEL SHIELD OR CLOSURE IS SOMETHING PHYSICAL THAT CAN READILY BE SEEN A...

B-148553: May 24, 1962

INC: RECEIPT IS ACKNOWLEDGED OF YOUR LETTER DATED MAY 11. THERE IS NOTED YOUR FURTHER COMMENT AS TO WHETHER THERE CAN BE ANY QUESTION THAT A BEARING WITHOUT SEALS IS NOT THE SAME AS A BEARING WITH SEALS. WE BELIEVE THAT IF YOU WILL REVIEW OUR DECISIONS DATED APRIL 17. YOU WILL FIND THAT WE EXPRESSED NO OPINION AS TO WHETHER SUCH BEARINGS ARE THE SAME. THAT QUESTION IS NOT CONTROLLING HERE. THE POS...