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B-271483 1 (1996-07-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptaeeo0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Inventory Accounting Service, Inc. File: B-271483 Date: July 23, 1996 Darcy V. Hennessy, Esq., Moore Brower Hennessy & Freeman, P.C., for the protester. Col. Nicholas P. Retson and Capt. Philip T. McCaffrey, Department of the Army, for the agency. Paula A. Williams, Esq., and Michael R. Golden, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protest by incumbent contractor that solicitation for a requirements contract to provide washer and dryer services contains inaccurate estimated quantities is denied where the estimated quantities were reasonably accurate representations of the agency's anticipated future requirements. 2. Allegation that solicitation for washer and dryer rental and maintenance services to be performed on a fixed-price basis is defective because it does not provide specific information needed to permit bidders, other than the protester, to calculate bids on an equal basis is denied as the solicitation contains descriptions about the scope and nature of services required, thus providing a reasonable indication of what to expect under the contract. Bidders are responsible for projecting costs and allowing for risks in computing their bids. DECISION Inventory Accounting Service, Inc. (IAS) protests the terms of invitation for bids (IFB) No. DAKF19-96-B-0003, issued by the Department of the Army for rental and maintenance of commercial washers and dryers in laundry rooms at Fort Riley, Kansas. 1AS argues that the IFB is defective, precludes competition on an equal basis, and should be revised and clarified. We deny the protest. The IFB as issued on February 1, 1996, anticipated the award of a fixed-price requirements contract for a base year with up to 4 option years. The bid schedule advised prospective bidders that the contractor was to provide 434 washers and 229723

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