TO THE SPECIALTY ELECTRONICS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF FEBRUARY 20. IT WAS CONSIDERED THAT YOUR PROPOSED DESIGN WOULD NOT PROVIDE A SATISFACTORY METHOD FOR MEASURING WIND DIRECTION AND THAT INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION HAD BEEN FURNISHED IN REGARD TO THE TRANSITOR CIRCUITY INVOLVED IN YOUR PROPOSAL. YOUR VARIOUS CONTENTIONS IN THE MATTER WERE FULLY CONSIDERED IN OUR...

THE RECORD ESTABLISHES THAT THE MAMOS IS SIMILAR IN MANY RESPECTS TO AN ANCHORED BUOY. BIDDERS WERE ADVISED THAT THEIR PROPOSALS WOULD NOT BE EVALUATED SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF PRICE BUT THAT SUCH FACTORS AS THE CAPACITY OF THE SYSTEM TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE WEATHER BUREAU WOULD ALSO BE CONSIDERED. YOUR PROPOSAL WAS DETERMINED TO BE LESS DESIRABLE BECAUSE THE METHOD PROPOSED FOR MEASURING WIND DIRE...