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B-190588 1 (1978-03-06)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadftm0001 and id is 1 raw text is: i I THU CrJMPTcOLLUL RAL lECISION . ~ . OF rEm UNITEL. rua * WAUMINGTnN. D.C 20B4S LE: 8-190568 DATh: March 6, 1978 MATTEM OF: Suburban Industrial Maintenance Co. DIGEST: 1. Agency is not required to inc.Lude escalation clause in invitation for bid for an annual con- tract for janitorial services to provide for possible increases in wages which may occur as a result of collective iargaining agreement due to be negotiated after bid opening, and failure to do so is not a violat:'an tof the terms and policiet of the Service Contrct Act of 1965, as amendud, 41 U.S.C. 351 et seq. 2. Wage rate determinatioiof the Secretary of Labor establishes the minimum wages prevailing in the lcaiity of contract performance at the time of the advertisement, and is not a guarantee that the appropriate work force can be employed by the bidder at those rates during the performance of the contract; it -is the responsibility of the bidder to project his costs and to include in his basic con- tract price a factor te cover any potential increase in wages. 3. Where IPB contains applicable Service Contract Act wage determination and low bidder is obligated to accept award and perform contract at its bid price, a new collective bargaining agreement nego- tiated by incumbent contractor prior to award and during pendency rf protest provides no basis to can- cel IPB and readvertise recuirement. Suburban Industrial Maintenance Co. (Suburban) protests the failure of the General Services Admin- istration to include an escalation clause to cover increased wages which may be paid under a contract resulting from invitation for bid (IFB) No. 2Pt0-VN- 19,092 for janitorial services at the U.S. Customs Hou..e, New York, New York, for the one year period ending November 30, 1978. V p

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