About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

B-196183 1 (1980-01-30)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadhyi0001 and id is 1 raw text is: STHE CO~MPTROLLER GENERAL OF-CSIONOF THE UNITED STATES W A4 AS H IN GT0 N, 0. C. 20 54 a FILE: B-196183 IDAITE: January 30, 1980 MATTE OF:Presco International, Inc DIG EST: Conflicting provisions in nvitation for bids (IFB) which cannot be resolved by IFB's Order of Precedence clause, and which affect determination of the low bidder, constitute compelling reason to cancel IFB pursuant to DAR 5 2-404.1 (b)(i). AJ Presco International, Inc. (Presco) protests both the cancellation of invitation for bids (IFB) No. DAAAO9-79-B-0216 and the subsequent resolicitation of the same requirement under IFB No. DAAAO9-79-B-0279, alleging that it was the low eligible bidder under the provisions of the initial IFB. That IFB, issued by the U.S. Army Armament Materiel Readiness Command, Rock Island, Illinois, was canceled after bid open- ing when the Army realized there were two conflicting provisions in the IFB concerning the acceptability of telegraphic bid modifications. Bids under the initial IFB were opened at 10:00 A.M. on August 31, 1979, and the abstract of bids reveals that Presco submitted the low unit prices.C The Army reports that a timely telegraphic modifica- tion received at 9:16 A.M. from the third low bidder, Kings Point Manufacturing Company, Inc., was not recorded on the abstract, notwithstanding that on the basis of its modification, Kings Point would have supplanted Presco as the low bidder, because of a provision on page Al of the IFB stating: Telegraphic messages will not be acceptable. Although initially of the opinion -that this provision rendered the Kings Point modification unacceptable, the Army subsequently discovered that paragraph 5 of Standard Form (SF) 33A, Solicitation Instructions and Conditions, incorporated by refer- ence into the IFB, had not been deleted. In pertin- ent part, paragraph 5(b) provides: !y L

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most