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B-187327 1 (1977-01-27)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadejf0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I l b Stesphen Barewt *4 c Proc. I - .' '¶ eTHE COMPTROLLEN SENUNAL o DECIPION r':. OP THU UNITED S¶ATES 4 WAUMINUTON, D. C. 2C54i FILE: 1-187327 DATE: Janay 2TO 197T MATTER OF: Royson Engineering Company DIGEST: 1. Free and full competition required under 10 U.S.C. 6 2305(a) (1970) was not achieved where only one bid from incumbent contractor was submitted in response'to IPB that provided for 15 days between issuance of IFB and bid opening, buying agency by mistake initially mailed IPB only to the sole bidder, and IFB did not clarify to other bidders material change in description of commodity sought in IF from previous procurement of mane item. 2. While bidder may.be placed in unfavorable competitive posture beaauue of cance lation of IFB after bid opening, GAO will not question such action since contracting agency has broad authority to reject all bids and readvertime when compelling reason, such as determinatio of unreasonable price, exists. 3. Contracting agency may properly issue new IFB while earlier IFB.involvina same item is under protcst. 4 C.F.R. 6 20.4 (1976) aid ASPR 5 2-407.8(b) (1976 ed.) only proscribe award prior to resolution of the protest. 4. Once.propriety of procukement action is questioned through protest, GAO is obligated to consider all relevant circumstances including any which may not have been considered by contracting officer. By letter dated August 23, 1976, Royson Engineering Company (Royson) pirotested the detertidation by the'Defense Industrial Supoly Center (DIC), Philadd1phia, Pennsylvania, ttat its bid price oninrVtation for bids (IFB) No. DSA500;6-B-3013 (IFB 3013), a-total small busineasset-aii., was unreasonably high.and the proposed caneftllation of that solicitaoa. Royson was notified of DISC's dctermination on or about August 23, 1976. To date, DTSC has neither made an award nor canceled IFB 3013. I

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