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B-151643, SEP. 4, 1963, 43 COMP. GEN. 223

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CONTRACTS - SPECIFICATIONS - QUALIFIED PRODUCTS - CORRECTION OF SAMPLE DEFECTS THE SUBSTITUTION BY THE GOVERNMENT OF A NONDEFECTIVE TUBE IN AN OSCILLOSCOPE SAMPLE BEING TESTED FOR THE QUALIFIED PRODUCTS LIST DOES NOT RESULT IN INEQUITABLE TREATMENT OF COMPETING BIDDERS AND IS PERMISSIBLE. 1963: REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER DATED AUGUST 8. WAS NONRESPONSIVE OR OTHERWISE NOT FOR CONSIDERATION IN MAKING AN AWARD UNDER INVITATION FOR BIDS NO. 600-481-63'S FOR A QUANTITY OF AN/USM 117 OSCILLOSCOPES AND RELATED DATA. IN YOUR LETTER OF AUGUST 8 YOU CONTEND THAT OUR DECISION APPEARS TO BE BASED ON THE PREMISE THAT IT IS NOT PERTINENT WHETHER IT WAS THE GOVERNMENT WHICH PROVIDED THE CATHODE RAY TUBE NEEDED BY CEI TO PASS THE QUALIFICATION TESTS.

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