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          G     A    O                                                 Comptroller General
LAccountability * Integrity * Reliability                               of the United States
  United States Government Accountability Office
  Washington, DC 20548



          Decision


          Matter of: Seawolf Construction Corporation

          File:        B-405730

          Date:        December 21, 2011

          Antonio P. Franco, Esq., and Ryan C. Bradel, Esq., PilieroMazza PLLC, for the
          protester.
          Ciara C. Young, Esq., Woolford Law, PC, for Cedar Electric, Inc., the intervenor.
          Kate Gorney, Esq., Department of Veterans Affairs, for the agency.
          Peter D. Verchinski, Esq., and Guy R. Pietrovito, Esq., Office of the General Counsel,
          GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
          DIGEST

          An awardee's failure to provide a price for an additive contract line item did not
          render the awardee's bid nonresponsive, where, consistent with the invitation for
          bids, the agency's award did not include that additive item.
          DECISION

          Seawolf Construction Corporation, of Jersey City, New Jersey, protests the award of
          a contract to Cedar Electric, Inc., of Lititz, Pennsylvania, under invitation for bids
          (IFB) No. VA-244-11-1B-0176, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), for
          construction services. Seawolf argues that Cedar's bid was nonresponsive, because
          the awardee failed to provide a price for each of the IFB's contract line items
          (CLINs).

          We deny the protest.

          BACKGROUND

          The IFB provided for the award of a contract for the construction of a new
          residential rehabilitation and treatment wing at the VA Medical Center in Lebanon,
          Pennsylvania. The solicitation included CLINs for the base bid item and five
          alternate items, for which bidders were to submit prices. The base bid (CLIN
          0001) consisted of the construction of the new wing, while the alternate items
          consisted of various additions, such as metal roofing (CLIN 0002), balustrades (CLIN
          0004), and dormers for the central building (CLIN 0005). The IFB stated that award

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