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B-178106 1 (1973-08-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaadje0001 and id is 1 raw text is: q - /4 COMPTROLLER GENERAL OFC- TWl: UNITED STATE -S WSH4OTON, V'C, ROW ur-7a60 ? August 14a 1973 .9 4 The Bonorable The 4cretary of the Dear Mr, fecretary ly latter of Karch 29, 1973p reference DAJEN-GOC, your GeneraL Counsel reported on the protost by counsel for the J, V. Bailey Company, Incorporated, relatLve to the rejection of alt bids under solicitation No. DACN4573-B-048, dated lHovibsr 29, 1972, issued by the United States Army Corps o0 Engnetro, Owaha District, O aha) iebraska. ticlosed to a copy of our docision of today denyinB the protest. Our deciuion holds that cancellation of the tubject invitation. was a proper uxercise o administrative discretio. It appears that the procuremtit was issued at a tie 0hen thn contract work vould not be perfornd mdar favorable corditions at the site, and therefore the procurement was cancelod for. resolcitation at a later date, In our view a contracting agency should provide for perfortince meting tt requirements under the least onerous coditions, thus expanding capetition, inimizing coct (and preaunably price), and oking satisfactory performancs more likely. Hence we believe the cancellation was justified. In the satim, howovev, bids wert exposed. It La our opinion tat the contracting officials ware remiss in so|lcitting bids for this procurement under the existing conditions. We cull thin matter to your attention in order to.avoid such siwttar occurrencas in the future, %.e file submitted with the letter of March 2) is Eaturnied. Sincerely yours, Paul o Doeblioj foi-the COFtroLler Gtnerat of the tUited States -e .. . • / , /----..... ',9 9 --t -

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