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B-400836.2 1 (2009-03-11)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadatm0001 and id is 1 raw text is: JiL .L A GA O Comptroller General .,u in Accountability * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 D .. Decision Matter of: National Services, Inc. File: B-400836.2 Date: March 11, 2009 Gerald J. Richter, Esq., Facca Richter & Pregler, PC, for the protester. Tracy Downing, Esq., Department of Veterans Affairs, for the agency. Frank Maguire, Esq., and John M. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest that additive bid amounts were improperly included in calculation of bidders' prices for evaluation purposes is denied where evaluation in this manner was consistent with reasonable reading of relevant solicitation language. DECISION National Services, Inc., of Newberry, Michigan, protests the award of a contract by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to M R Tafoya Construction, Inc., under invitation for bids (IFB) No. VA-786A-08-IB-0049, for gravesite expansion and associated work at Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Oklahoma. We deny the protest. The IFB, issued on July 27, 2008, included two base bid items and five alternate items. With regard to evaluation of bid prices for award, IFB amendment 1 provided as follows: A single award will be made on Bid Item 1 and Bid Item 2. If additional funds are available then Bid Add Alternate 1 will be added to the award. If more additional funds are available then Bid Add Alternate 2 will be added to the award. If more additional funds are available then Bid Add Alternate 3 will be added to the award. If more additional funds are available then Bid Add Alternate 4 will be added to the

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