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B-270229 1 (1996-02-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptadxn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Site Support Services, Inc. File: B-270229 Date: February 13, 1996 Paul W. Nolan, Esq., Thurlow & Nolan, for the protester. Janet N. Repka, Esq., Department of Defense, for the agency. Adam Vodraska, Esq., and Guy R. Pietrovito, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Agency had a compelling reason to cancel a solicitation after bid opening, where its estimate of services needed as specified in the solicitation was inaccurate and the solicitation's evaluation scheme did not ensure that award would result in the lowest cost to the government. DECISION Site Support Services, Inc. protests the cancellation of invitation for bids (IFB) No. MDA946-95-B-AO17, issued by the Department of Defense, Washington Headquarters Services, for heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, preventive maintenance, and repair services at the Hoffman I Building, Alexandria, Virginia. We deny the protest. The IFB contemplated the award of a fixed-price contract to the responsive, responsible bidder submitting the lowest total price for a base year and 4 option years. The services to be performed under the contract included basic HVAC mechanical maintenance service and additional service such as correction of initial deficiencies and minor repair work. With regard to the additional service, the IFB established a minimum order of 20 hours per year and a maximum order of 240 hours per year, which was the number used for evaluation purposes and which the IFB stated was the government's best estimate of the additional service required. 1 1According to the IFB, the number of labor hours and the cost of materials would be negotiated at the time each order for additional service is issued. 841213

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