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B-201319.2 1 (1981-12-11)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadjxp0001 and id is 1 raw text is: iL life THE COMPTROLLER GENEPAL DECISION OF THE UNITED STATUS- WA HINGTON, oC. 20548 rILE: B-201319.2 DATE; Deeanber 11, 1981 M4ATTER OF; Hidland Transportation Co. DIGEST: Cancellation of entire IFB after bid open- ing because IFB contained incorrect small business set-aside clause is proper where competition for unrestricted portion of IFB may have been distorted because of inappropriate set-aside provision. Midland Transportation Co, requests reconsidera- tion of our decision B-201319, August 4, 1981, 81-2 CPD 89 denying its protest of the cancellation of Air Force invitation for bids (IFB) No, F25600-80-B- 0072 and the issuance of IFB No, F25600-81-B-0001 resoliciting the same requirementr. The original IFB was for packing and crating services in five geographic areas, and contained several items of services to be performed in each area. Certain items in three areas were partially set aside for small business. The Air Force canceled the first IFB and resolicited the requirements because the original IFB contained an improper notice of partial set-aside whereas the Air Force intended to totally set aside those items. Our prior decisiondenied Midland's protest based on our understanding that Midland was the low bidder for certain set-aside items, In fact we were mistaken. Midland was the low bidder on certain non-set-aside J items and protested the cancellation as to those items only. Midland asserts that the erroneous small business I' set-aside notice affected the set-aside portion of the solicitation only and that only this portion should have been canceled and readvertised. Midland believes that i' I, $ [ .. 't o ~ ~~~~~ .. . *'. : - . ' : -.. . .. . . ' . . . - ..' i ,

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