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B-410903 1 (2015-03-10)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadqzy0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A O Comptroller General Accountabilty * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: Richen Management, LLC File: B-410903 Date: March 10, 2015 Richard McCue for the protester. Meaghan LeClerc, Esq., General Services Administration, for the agency. Mary G. Curcio, Esq., and David A. Ashen, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest of agency's refusal to extend the period for receipt of proposals beyond 28 days is denied where: (1) the solicitation contemplated submission of offers for commercial janitorial and mechanical maintenance services; (2) the agency notified offerors of its requirement in a sources sought notice almost 11 months before the closing date and synopsized the acquisition 57 days before the closing date; and (3) the need to maintain continuity of services precluded an extension. DECISION Richen Management LLC, of Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, protests that the General Services Administration (GSA) did not allow sufficient time to prepare proposals in response to request for proposals (RFP) No. GS-01 P-1 5-BW-D-0003, for janitorial and mechanical maintenance services at the Land Ports of Entry in Jackman and Coburn Gore, Maine. We deny the protest. A sources sought notice for this requirement was published on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOps) website on January 14, 2014. Agency Report (AR), Tab 8, Source Sought Announcement. The requirement was synopsized via FedBizOps on October 8. AR, Tab 7, Synopsis. On November 6, the RFP was issued via FedBizOps as a small business set-aside utilizing commercial item procedures. AR, Tab 4, RFP, at 315, 326. The RFP required that offers be submitted by December 2. A pre-proposal conference was held on November 17. On November 25, GSA issued amendment numbers 1 and 2 to clarify various requirements in the solicitation; amendment 1 also extended the due date for

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