
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, July 25, 1990                   TAG: 9007250212
SECTION: BUSINESS                    PAGE: A5   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: George Kegley
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

LITTON FIGHTS ITT DEAL

Litton Electro-Opticals has sued the Army, saying it should have received at least part of a $164 million contract for night vision goggles that was awarded to ITT of Roanoke County.

The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Phoenix, Ariz., followed Litton's complaint to the General Accounting Office. The contract was stayed by the complaint. A decision from the GAO is expected in early August.

Litton has claimed that it bid $47 million less than ITT did.

In the suit, Litton said the Army's actions were "anti-competitive, violate the law and governing rules [and] result in the purchase of a product" below minimum requirements. What the Army agreed to pay is "excessive," the suit said.

ITT was awarded the contract on "the Defense Department concept of best value," said Laurel Holder, a company spokeswoman.

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