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B-185043 1 (1976-01-27)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaddry0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ~THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, 0. C. 20548 FILE: B-185043 DATE: January 27,1976 MAATTER OF: Modular Ambulance Corporation; Star-Line Enterprises, Inc. DIGEST: GSA solicited and synopsized procurement of military ambulances under FSC 2320 classification (light truck) as opposed to FSC 2310 classification (ambulance) because (1) light truck chassis are used in manufacture of mil- itary ambulance vehicles and (2) 2320 classification has traditionally been used. Since record reflects that adequate competition and reasonable prices were obtained and there was no deliberate exclusion of protesting bidders, contention that they were denied opportunity to bid does not merit reprocurement. (See cases cited.) Modular Ambulance Corporation (Modular) and Star-Line Enterprises, Inc. (Star-Line), ambulance manufacturers, have protested the pro- posed award of a contract to any other bidder pursuant to invitation for bids (IFB) FFHL-D2-A0031-A-7-21-75, issued by the General Services Administration (GSA) on June 20, 1975. The IFB was for a definite quantity of ambulance emergency medical care vehicles, for military use. GSA reports that all firms listed on the Tape Oriented Mailing System for FSC classification 2320--light trucks--received IFB's. The light truck list was used because GSA has customarily used this list when purchasing ambulances for military use. Such ambulances are built on light truck chassis as opposed to passenger car chassis, which are used for civilian ambulances. Although GSA's List of Commodities has a separate and distinct classification for ambulances-- FSC classification 2310, this classification covers only ambulances built on passenger car chassis. Additionally, GSA reports that the instant procurement was synopsized in accordance with Federal Pro- curement Regulations (FPR) § 1-1.1003-2 (1964 ed.), in the June 18, 1975, issue of the Commerce Business Daily, under the heading LIGHT TRUCK. Although Modular and Star-Line do not deny the above-related facts, they contend that GSA solicited bids under the wrong FSC classification (i.e., 2320 as opposed to 2310) and synopsized the instant procurement in the Commerce Business Daily under the wrong - 1 -

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