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B-276294 1 (1997-03-10)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptafxx0001 and id is 1 raw text is: oComptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Esprit International Corp. File: B-276294 Date: March 10, 1997 Guido Gabbrielli for the protester. Adam Vodraska, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Where solicitation contains standard provision permitting bidders to insert acceptance period of less than 60 days, bidder offering a 14-day acceptance period may not be permitted to extend acceptance period after expiration of 14 days since acceptance of bid under such circumstances would afford bidder unfair advantage over other bidders. DECISION Esprit International Corp. protests the refusal of the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service to consider its high bid for two items under sales invitation for bids (IFB) No. 31-7314, following the expiration of its bid acceptance period. We dismiss the protest. The IFB contained the following standard language concerning the bid acceptance period: In compliance with the above, the undersigned offers and agrees, if this bid is accepted within __ calendar days (60 calendar days if no period is specified by the Government or the Bidder, but not less than 10 calendar days in any case) after date of Bid Opening, to pay for and remove the property. Esprit limited its bid acceptance period to 14-calendar days from bid opening. At the January 7, 1997, bid opening, Esprit submitted the highest bids on items 166 and 263. However, the agency could not process the award within the 14-day period due to certain administrative difficulties in connection with the sale. On January 29, the contracting officer informed Esprit that she could not award Esprit the items 1155310

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