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B-176961 1 (1973-01-02)

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               COMPTROLLER ,GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
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Industrial Waitenance Services,
  Incorporated
Post Office Box 1551
Dotban, Alabam 36301
     Attention: Mr. J. P. Hoflown
                President

Gentlemen:

     bferenoe is ado to your letters dated September 8 and November 9,
1972, with enlosures, protesting ag st awnd of a contract to any
other firm wader invitation for bids No. DAB19-734-000, issued at
Port Jelvoir, Virgiia.

     2he solicitation, covering mctdial serices'at Deitt ArM
Hospital, Fort 3elvoir, Virginia, was issued Augut 1, 1972. Bide were
opened on Augst 31, 1972, and eight bids were received. Evaluation of
bids resulted in the determination that Old Atlantic Services, Ineorpo-
rated (old Atlantic), was the low bidder at $265,,.019, Advance uiling
Maintenance CcnVsz (Advace), was second low at $284I6.7l, and your
fim was next Iow at $294,429.8.   ovever, CIl Atlantic claUd it
had made a mistake and was peraitted to withdrar its bid. Therefore,
the contracting officer requested a preaward survey to deterdine
Advane's responsibility as a prospective contmetor. In a report
dated Setember 22, 1972, the Oiainan of the Pre-Award Surrey Board
notended award, Based up     this recemendation, the contracting of-
ficer has found Advance responsible.

     You cotend that this bid is norepunive to the solicitation be-
cause of the bidder's failure to qualify undr the requirement of para-
gru$ C-8 of the solicitation, which provides as talon:

          ct8 %AWC20:Bidders shall1 attach a state-
     mrit of their qpalifications, maber of years in this type
     of bUsimus, location of their office and plant, name and
     location of bank where aecount is maintained, references
     as to fims for won custodial services have been satis-
     factorily performed, particulaly Federal Governmnt


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