Post Office Department Procurement of Motor Vehicles: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Eighty-fourth Congress, Second Session. June 5, 12, and 19, 1956 |
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... experiment involved supplying foot mail carriers with a motor vehicle - 2 men to operate from 1 vehicle . The experiment has been referred to as " pony express . " This experiment , according to our information , was begun in July 1954 ...
... experiment involved supplying foot mail carriers with a motor vehicle - 2 men to operate from 1 vehicle . The experiment has been referred to as " pony express . " This experiment , according to our information , was begun in July 1954 ...
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... experiment . We have here Mr. Robert Gunther , from the Heller Associates , who originally recommended the experiment . It was something that was recommended by the first Hoover Commission in 1949 , and the Heller Associates prepared ...
... experiment . We have here Mr. Robert Gunther , from the Heller Associates , who originally recommended the experiment . It was something that was recommended by the first Hoover Commission in 1949 , and the Heller Associates prepared ...
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... experimental lightweight , sit - stand vehicle for departmental tests . The vehicle was unsatisfactory but the com- pany then proposed to build a prototype vehicle according to depart- mental specifications . The Department in April ...
... experimental lightweight , sit - stand vehicle for departmental tests . The vehicle was unsatisfactory but the com- pany then proposed to build a prototype vehicle according to depart- mental specifications . The Department in April ...
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... experimental vehicles were procured by negotiated contract with Twin Coach Co. On June 18 , 1954 , the Department ... experiment was completed , the Department purchased 2,000 functional vehicles on open bid at cost of $ 1,920.69 ...
... experimental vehicles were procured by negotiated contract with Twin Coach Co. On June 18 , 1954 , the Department ... experiment was completed , the Department purchased 2,000 functional vehicles on open bid at cost of $ 1,920.69 ...
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... experimental tests . This first vehicle , built on the company's own initiative at no expense to the Department , was too small and generally unsatisfactory . Consequently , the company proposed to build a prototype vehicle of ...
... experimental tests . This first vehicle , built on the company's own initiative at no expense to the Department , was too small and generally unsatisfactory . Consequently , the company proposed to build a prototype vehicle of ...
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Page 148 - Contractor further agrees to include in all his subcontracts hereunder a provision to the effect that the subcontractor agrees that the Comptroller General of the United States or any of his duly authorized representatives shall, until the expiration of three years after final payment under the subcontract, have access to and the right to examine any directly pertinent books, documents, papers, and records of such subcontractor, involving transactions related to the subcontract. The term "subcontract...
Page 2 - Every executive department and independent establishment of the Government shall, upon request of the Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments of the House of Representatives...
Page 58 - Doctor, at the bottom of page 3 and the top of page 4 of your statement...
Page 155 - The contractor shall hold and save the Government, its officers, agents, servants and employees, harmless from liability of any nature or kind. Including costs and expenses, for or on account of any patented or unpatented invention, article, or appliance manufactured or used In the performance of this contract. Including their use by the Government.
Page 135 - INFORMATION.— Attention is invited to the possibility that wage determinations may have been made under the Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act providing minimum wages for employees engaged in the manufacture for sale to the Government of the supplies covered by this Invitation for Bids.
Page 127 - ... any fee, commission, percentage or brokerage fee, contingent upon or resulting from the award of this contract, and agrees to furnish information relating to (a) and (b) above as requested by the Contracting Officer. (For Interpretation of the representation, including the term "bona fide employee," see Code of Federal Regulations.
Page 136 - In connection with any discount offered time will be computed from date of delivery of the supplies to carrier when delivery and acceptance are at point of origin, or from date of delivery at destination or port of embarkation when delivery and acceptance are at either of...
Page 136 - INVOICES.— Invoices shall be prepared and submitted in quadruplicate unless otherwise specified. Invoices shall contain the following information: Contract and order number (if any), item numbers, description of supplies or services, sizes, quantities, unit prices, and extended totals. Bill of lading number and weight of shipment will be shown for shipments made on Government bills of lading.
Page 164 - An Executive agency, on request of the Committee on Government Operations of the House of Representatives, or of any seven members thereof, or on request of the Committee on Government Operations of the Senate, or any five members thereof, shall submit any information requested of it relating to any matter within the jurisdiction of the committee.
Page 125 - ... (b) All bids shall be publicly opened at the time and place stated in the advertisement. Award shall be made with reasonable promptness by written notice to that responsible bidder whose bid, conforming to the invitation for bids, will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered...