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B-182268 1 (1975-06-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadcgz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 4 1. LE GENERA STHE COMPTROLLERGE RA IDECISION OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D. C. 20548 5,z~te - 7/,5- FILE: B-182268 DATE: June 25, 1975 MATTER OF: Maintenance Incorporated; Bonded Building Cleaners, Incorporated DIGEST: 1. Agency need not cancel RFP and resolicit since any defect or ambiguity in terms of RFP did not adversely affect competi- tion or prejudice prospective offerors. However, in view of particular circumstances involved here GAO will not object to opening negotiations if deemed necessary and appropriate. 2. When prior to award of contract, but following initial evalua- tion and selection of successful offeror, agency discovers arithmetical error in computation of evaluation score of unsuc- cessful offeror, GAO will not reevaluate proposals to determine which offeror should receive an award as such judgment is properly left to administrative discretion of contracting agency involved. Solicitation No. 4 PBO-78 issued by the General Services Administration (GSA) on June 19, 1974, requested proposals to provide custodial services for the Social Security Administration Building in Birmingham, Alabama, for a period of one year commencing with the date of award. An award to a small business firm of a cost-plus- incentive-fee contract is contemplated as a result of the solicitation. Following the receipt of 13 proposals on July 26, 1974, five firms were determined not to be in the competitive range. After further evaluation, GSA's Source Selection Board (SSB) announced in a source selection statement dated August 30, 1974, that Bonded Building Cleaners, Incorporated (Bonded) was the successful offeror. In a letter of September 19, 1974, Maintenance Incorporated (Maintenance) protested the selection of Bonded. It claimed that it should have been selected for the award since it proposed the lowest cost and since its proposal was technically acceptable. In response to Maintenance's protest, GSA filed an administra- tive report on March 12, 1975. The report noted the following with respect to the numerical rating and total cost plus applicable fees of the offerors within the competitive range: .- 1- C4

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