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B-190310 1 (1978-01-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadfqj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTGROLLER ItLECISION . ' OF THE U UJTErJ STATES A WASHINGTO1, 0.0, 20S48 SNITL FILE; B-190310 DATE: January 23, 1978 MATTER OF: Broken Lance Entorprises, Inc. DIGEST: Protest by incumbent contractor alleging that agency should have extended its con- tract to cover interim period between expiration of its contract and commeilce- ment of performance under new contract, rather th'r' procuring services by com- petitive negotiation, is denied where old contract had no option to extend, and only way of 'extending rontract was by sole-source negotiation which was not justified in view of avrl.able competition. Brokeni Lance Enterprises, Inc. (Broken Lance), the in- cumbent contractor, protests' the method of contracting used by the Department of the Air, Force, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, to. fill its nee6ii; for custodial services for a 1-month period between expirition of the previous contract and award of a new 1-year contract. -The Air Force issued invitation for bids (IFB) No. P30635-77-B-9052 for custodial ,services for a 1-year period, with p.eafort;;ance to begin or October 1f 1977. After bid opening it became cleair that due to delays encountered in making award, contract performance could not begin as scbeduled. The Air Force determined that, for sanitary re Asons, continued service was imperative. A request for pioposals (RFP) was issued for the 1- month period, three offerors rosponded, including the pro- tezver, and awa:d was made to the protester, Broken Lance. .Broken Lance argues that the Air Force should have exten ,ed Its contract instead of issuing the RFP for the desired services. The Air Force resronded by pointing out that Broken Lance's contract did not contain an option clause, and to extend its contract would have required negotirtion of a new sole-source contract with it.

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