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B-409723 1 (2014-07-15)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadqkq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A O Comptroller General Accountability * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: The Continuum Engineering File: B-409723 Date: July 15, 2014 Tarun Ghosh, for the protester. Capt. Tyler Davidson and Scott N. Flesch, Esq., Department of the Army, for the agency. Gary R. Allen, Esq., and Sharon L. Larkin, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Agency determination that specifications under invitation for bids (IFB) are inadequate to meet the government's minimum requirements constitutes a compelling reason to cancel IFB after bid opening. DECISION The Continuum Engineering (TCE), of Los Angeles, California, protests the Department of the Army's decision to cancel invitation for bids (IFB) No. W91243-14-T-0002 for non-personnel services to provide a biological processing course for the Nebraska National Guard. We deny the protest. The Army issued the IFB on February 14, 2014, as an 8(a) set-aside on behalf of the Nebraska Army National Guard Civil Support Team (NE CST) for a biological processing course. CO Statement at 1. The Performance Work Statement (PWS) sought classroom training for NE CST members in biological hazardous material awareness and remediation. Agency Report (AR), Tab 4, PWS at 1. By the closing date of February 21, the agency had received two bids, including TCE's, which was the lowest bid. CO Statement at 1. After the bid opening, the agency asked TCE to provide its proposed training curriculum for review. Subsequently, the agency discovered that the IFB did not fully state the training requirements. The actual requirement sought training for handling chemical warfare agents, in addition to the stated requirement for training to identify and handle biologically hazardous materials. CO Statement at 1.

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