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ECUWINOP THU UITEO STAT.S
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FILE: 8-187671
DATE: rebruary 22, 1978
MATTER OF: (overnment Contractors, Inc.--*
ioconsideration
OIGEST:
Prior decision holding that contract awarded
was different from contract bids were
solicited on due to revised Service Contract
Act wage determination is affirmed. How-
ever, recommendation that contract be ter-
minated is no longer practicable due to
contract timeframe and GAO now recommends
that option under contract not be exercised.
The Naval Facilities Engineering Command has
requested reconsideration of our decision in the matter
of Gover'nmrrnt Contractors& lrIc., B-187671, September 29,
1977, 77z4 CPD 240.
As this procurepient has been the subject of numerous
decisions by our Office, the following recitatIon of
the factual background, contained in our September 29,
1977, decision, is helpful:
'When bids were opened on Septem-
ber 3, 1976, the low bid of $612,000
was submitted by GCI. ECPS (E.C.
Professional Services] was the fifth
low bidder at $751,680. GCI alleged
an error in its bid and its request for
correction was denied by the Navy and
its bid was rejected.
uGCI protested this actibn by the
Navy and in our decision in Government
Contractors, Inc., B-187671, January 31,
1977, 77-1 CPD 80, we questioned the
reasonableness of the denial of GC's
request. Furthermore, we noted that
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