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B-291820.2,B-291913 1 (2003-04-08)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacyhf0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I G A 0Comptroller General A- Accountability * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: Paragon Van Lines, Inc. File: B-291820.2; B-291913 Date: April 8, 2003 Michael D. Cocozza for the protester. Maj. Art J. Coulter, Department of the Army, for the agency. Guy R. Pietrovito, Esq., and James A. Spangenberg, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Agency had compelling reason to cancel an invitation for bids containing inconsistent provisions regarding the performance period and outdated Service Contract Act wage determinations. DECISION Paragon Van Lines, Inc. protests the cancellation after bid opening of invitation for bids (IFB) No. DAKF29-02-B-0001 and the issuance of request for quotations (RFQ) No. DABJ15-03-T-0074 by the Department of the Army for inbound and outbound transportation of household goods. We deny the protests. The IFB, issued January 17, 2002, provided for multiple awards of requirements contracts for packing, crating, moving and storage of household goods. The IFB bid schedule stated that the services were to be performed during the period 1 February 2002, or date of subsequent award if subsequent thereto, through 31 January 2003. IFB § B, Bid Schedule, at 3. The IFB also stated that the period of performance for any contract awarded shall be twelve (12) months from effective date, IFB § F, Period of Contract Clause, at 7, and that services to be provided under the contract would be ordered by issuance of task orders which may be issued from twelve months from date of issuance of contract. IFB § I, Ordering Clause, at 14. The IFB incorporated by reference the contract clause at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) § 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965, as Amended, and included various wage determinations for the areas to be serviced by the contract.

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