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B-417448 1 (2019-05-08)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadzfs0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAO U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Comptroller General Washington, DC 20548 of the United States Decision Matter of: Wescott Electric Company File: B-417448 Date: May 8, 2019 James P. Wescott for the protester. Joseph M. Kanfer, Esq., Woolford Kanfer Law, PC, for Cedar Electric, Inc., the intervenor. David W. Altieri, Esq., and Donald C. Mobly, Esq., Department of Veterans Affairs, for the agency. Louis A. Chiarella, Esq., and Peter H. Tran, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Alleged mistake in the pricing of alternate deductive items does not provide valid basis to challenge the bid for the base item, which offers to perform the entire project called for under a solicitation providing for award of the base item if funds are available and it is determined that the funds are available. DECISION Wescott Electric Company, of Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania, protests the award of a contract to Cedar Electric, Inc., of Lititz, Pennsylvania, under invitation for bids (IFB) No. 36C24419B0004, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for electrical services at the Coatesville VA Medical Center (CVAMC), Coatesville, Pennsylvania. Wescott contends that Cedar's bid was incorrect and unbalanced, and should therefore have been rejected by the contracting agency. We dismiss the protest because, as filed with our Office, it fails to provide a valid basis for challenging the agency's action. BACKGROUND The IFB was issued on December 4, 2018, as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business set-aside, pursuant to the procedures of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 14 (Sealed Bidding), and contemplated the award of a fixed-price contract to correct various electrical deficiencies at the CVAMC. VA Dismissal Request, exh. 2,

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