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Comptroller General
of the United States
Washington, D.C. 20548

Decision


Matter of:  VSA International Corporation

File:       B-270204

Date:       February 16, 1996

John T. Vanderveen for the protester.
Mike Colvin, Department of Health and Human Services, for the agency.
John L. Formica, Esq., and Guy R. Pietrovito, Esq., Office of the General Counsel,
GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST

Bid that did not provide a price as required for the option year of the contract
should have been rejected by the agency as nonresponsive.
DECISION

VSA International Corporation protests the award of a contract to North Central
Community Based Services, Inc. (NCCBS) under invitation for bids (IFB) No. 95-
14/MAG, issued by the Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human
Services. VSA argues that the agency should have rejected NCCBS' bid as
nonresponsive.

We sustain the protest.

The IFB, issued on August 28, 1995, provided for the award of a firm, fixed-price
contract for a base period of 1 year with one 1-year option. The contractor will be
required to assist the Albuquerque Area Indian Health Service in the planning and
development of mental health services for Indian people throughout New Mexico.
The IFB requested lump-sum prices for two line items (the base year and option
year), and provided that the bids would be evaluated for award by adding the price
for the option year to the price for the base year.


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