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B-191307 1 (1978-06-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadgdl0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Paul Liebermn 'THE COMPTROLLER CENERAL DECISION . ,J. OF THE UNITED STATES A WARHINGTON, D.0. R054( FILE: ' B-191307 DATE: June 13, 1978 MATTER OF: Searle CT Systems DIGEST: 1. Where bidder's cover letter included in bid package contained on reverse side modified standard commercial terms in conflict with IFB requirements, and letter specifically incorporated by reference one such term, bid is nonresponsive despite bidder's general language in cover letter stating offer to be fully compliant with IFB. 2. GAO will not require contracting agency to cause work in awarded contract to be stopped until propriety of award has been decided. Searle CT Systems (Searle) protests the award by the Naval Regional Procurement Office, Washington, D.C. (NRPO), of a contract to General Electric under invita- tion for bids (IFB) N00600-77-B-1876 for furnishing two whole body computed tomography systems for use by the National Naval Medical Center, Bsthesda, Maryland, and the Naval Regional Medical Center, Portsmouth, Virginia. Searle contends that the contracting officer incor- rectly considered the terms of a standard commercial form included on the reverse L.l.de of Searle's bid cover letter as rendering its bid nonresponsive. For the following reasons, we concur with the contracting officer's finding that Searle's bid was nonresponsive to the IFB. The IFB was issued on September 2, 1977, and was amended four times, amendments 1 through 3 extending the bid opening date, and amendments 2 and 4 revising the specifications. Bids were opened on November 16, 1977, with the following proposed total prices: I