ON THE BASIS THAT BIDS WERE IMPROPERLY EVALUATED. THE INVITATION WAS ISSUED ON FEBRUARY 10. WHICH ARE MANUFACTURED BY OTHER GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS. ARE TO BE PROVIDED AS GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY AND MAY BE SHIPPED DIRECTLY FROM THE MANUFACTURER OR FROM STORAGE IN ARMY DEPOTS DEPENDING UPON DELIVERY SCHEDULES. FOURTEEN BIDS WERE RECEIVED. OF WHICH THE LOWEST FOR THE TOTAL TWO YEAR QUANTITIES W...

SECRETARY: ENCLOSED IS A COPY OF OUR DECISION OF TODAY TO FERMONT DIVISION. WE ARE CALLING THIS MATTER TO YOUR ATTENTION FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF THE ADVISABILITY OF REVISING PARAGRAPH 1-322 OF THE ARMED SERVICES PROCUREMENT REGULATION TO COVER SITUATIONS WHERE THE PLANNED PROCUREMENTS FOR PROGRAM YEARS SUBSEQUENT TO THE FIRST YEAR ARE CANCELED AFTER THE OPENING OF BIDS BUT PRIOR TO AWARD...

WE STATED THAT WE COULD REQUIRE CANCELLATION OF ONAN'S CONTRACT ONLY UPON A CONCLUSION THAT THE AWARD WAS SO CLEARLY OR PLAINLY INVALID THAT A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION WOULD DECLARE THE CONTRACT A NULLITY. YOU SUBMIT THAT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE INVITATION AND PERTINENT REGULATIONS THE AWARD TO ONAN IS CLEARLY ILLEGAL AND. THAT OUR DECISION IS INCONSISTENT WITH FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF...