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B-176896 1 (1973-01-19)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadtwr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMP~TROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED~ STATES 4WASHINGTON, D.C.203 p47896January 19, 1973 catavu1la Tractor Ocepamy Peorlao ZU~rwds 6W Attentions Wr. Joh ImW Twetz Furthr 1'eiereftee is mae to your latters of August 29 and October 95j, 1972, protesting against awur4 of a contract to Ifterntioda Hwrvestr cmpw (Intemutionl)k I,-e - Izrimitation for bids (31M) ND. DaA-700.-7 .B2666&, issued Jue 5$ 1.972, by the Dfee CW~Struction 8irpj.2y Center' (D=s)o * Ooums, Ohio. The IYB as emeded cafled fbr a tota quantity of 15 ocreper- tractors (item 1 and 2), V1ix related dat&, and~ t~rst. ariee testing (ites 3-6). The invitatida .on page 33 (Qeneral R~equire- uuits) Iznoluded~ the folloing clpae~t atuldar4 Vtou. The. quirament coversd by tbis speat~i~l~7wep uodą(ied herein, shall be the ma= sewtuaer Is sandrd caarcial ProUwt iwludin a&U stez4od feturesa, cmpents and accessories as curently sapwiied on the mmnfaturer I a standard current prodmetion unit of' type and sze Apeified. The eqap~umt- 011 ecmponwma and acessaries sal cmb -to alurreat ad manufacturinkg )*xotces r*1&Uv* to desipn, strength, quality of materia* ozd imnbp four bift were pmed on July 219 1972, and it vas found that International vwas the lowest biddler on all~tws and that the Catero2llox Tractor 'eaziy (Cmaerillar) wan'* the second lowest bidder. , W teqr of 4YWiy 21., 1972, to the ooctracting officer you coatendgd that WCatepd.ar vran the lovejr, reaponsive bidder becas International did not meet the, requfrvmts of' the above - quoto& prowAIei. Sowever, 4. pro-Ord. sww of International, dated August 9., 1972, 'as sup 1menWe on August 17j, 1972, re- oaeded omplete amard to tW t irm and eprssly concluded that its No~e 4A3, iebich the- suve tee determiuied -tha the bidder groposed to fumixhi, met the re adrements ftv. a. standard product * *'.~.,. ~ ~ *z:~~j~~ ~ -