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B-276556 1 (1997-06-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptafyv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: oComptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: L. Washington & Associates, Inc. File: B-276556; B-276556.2; B-276556.3 Date: June 26, 1997 Lawrence J. Sklute, Esq., for the protester. George R. Barbosa, The Barbosa Group, Inc., an intervenor. Scarlett Grose, Esq., General Services Administration, for the agency. Linda C. Glass, Esq., and Paul I. Lieberman, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protest that agency unreasonably delayed award in order to allow awardee opportunity to apply for and obtain required license is dismissed where unsupported by the record. 2. Protest that awardee's bid should have been rejected as mistaken where contracting agency accepted awardee's bid verification is not for consideration because only the contracting parties are in a position to assert rights and bring forth all the necessary evidence to resolve mistake in bid questions. DECISION L. Washington & Associates, Inc. (LWA) protests the award of a contract to The Barbosa Group (Barbosa) under invitation for bids (IFB) No. GS-02P-96-CID- 0012, issued by the General Services Administration (GSA) for armed and unarmed guard services at various locations in six New Jersey State counties. The procurement was conducted competitively pursuant to section 8(a) of the Small Business Act, 15 U.S.C. § 637(a) (1994). LWA argues that Barbosa's bid should have been rejected as nonresponsive because Barbosa did not possess a required New Jersey State guard license at time of bid opening, that GSA indefinitely delayed the award in order to permit Barbosa to obtain the required license, and that GSA was aware of a mistake in Barbosa's bid but failed to take appropriate action. We dismiss the protests. The IFB, issued on July 22, 1996, contemplated the award of a fixed-priced, indefinite quantity contract for a 12-month base period with four 12-month option periods. The IFB required bidders to submit per-hour prices for both armed and unarmed guard services, with these prices to be multiplied by stated quantities and the results used to establish total aggregate price. Award was to be made to the

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