INCORPORATED: FURTHER REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF PROTEST DATED NOVEMBER 4. SETS FORTH THE BID SAMPLES REQUIREMENTS AS FOLLOWS: "BID SAMPLE REQUIREMENTS (A) TWO BID SAMPLES ARE REQUIRED FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS IN THIS INVITATION FOR BIDS: BID SAMPLES REQUIRED FOR ITEMS 1. 35 36 36 37 37 WHERE REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLES OF A LINE ARE SPECIFIED IN LIEU OF REQUIRING SAMPLES OF EACH ITEM A...

INCORPORATED: REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER DATED JANUARY 31. WAS THE BIDDER PARTIALLY RIGHT IN HIS INTERPRETATION OF THE CLAUSE? IF THE BIDDER WAS EVEN 1 PERCENT RIGHT THEN YOU MUST CHANGE YOUR DECISION AND HAVE ALL BIDS ON ITEMS 34 AND 35 REJECTED AND ITEMS REPROCURED.'. YOU ALSO ALLEGE ANEW THAT "ON THE ORIGINAL BID THE ITEMS REQUIRING SAMPLES WERE NOT THE SAME AS THE REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLES...