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B-274776.2 1 (1997-01-31)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptafrg0001 and id is 1 raw text is: oComptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Hedgecock Electric, Inc. File: B-274776.2 Date: January 31, 1997 Jesse W. Rigby, Esq., Clark, Partington, Hart, Larry, Bond, Stackhouse & Stone, for the protester. Sandra M. Wozniak, John E. Lariccia, Esq., and Marian E. Sullivan, Esq., Department of the Air Force, for the agency. Jacqueline Maeder, Esq., and Paul Lieberman, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Low bid was properly rejected as nonresponsive where its certificate of procurement integrity identified one person as the certifier but a different person signed the certifier's name on the certificate; the manner of execution of the certificate creates doubt about whether one individual representative of the bidder has made an unequivocal commitment to satisfy the substantial legal obligations imposed by the certificate. DECISION Hedgecock Electric, Inc. protests the rejection of its bid and the award of a contract to Overstreet Electric Company under invitation for bids (IFB) No. F33601- 96-B-9009, issued by the Department of the Air Force for electrical work at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Hedgecock's bid was rejected because the individual designated as the certifier on the certificate of procurement integrity did not personally sign that document. We deny the protest. The IFB, issued July 15, 1996, required bidders to submit the standard bid form (SF) 1442 and a bid bond. Additionally, because the contract was expected to exceed $100,000, the IFB, pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) § 3.104-10(a), contained the standard certificate of procurement integrity clause found at FAR § 52.203-8. That clause implements section 27(e) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Act, 41 U.S.C. § 423(e) (1994), which precludes federal agencies from awarding a contract to a firm unless the officer or employee responsible for preparing the offer or bid certifies in writing that neither he nor those employees who participated in preparing the bid has any information 950131

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