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B-276979.2 1 (1997-08-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptagan0001 and id is 1 raw text is: oComptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Grot, Inc. File: B-276979.2; B-277463 Date: August 14, 1997 Andrew J. Kilpatrick, Jr., Esq., Hickman, Sumners, Goza & Gore, for the protester. Joseph A. Gonzales, Esq., and Larry E. Beall, Esq., Department of the Army, 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 Agency properly canceled invitation for bids after bid opening where the solicitation specifications did not adequately set forth the agency's requirements, and prior to bid opening, the agency had provided only one of several offerors with informal clarifications regarding the actual requirements. DECISION Grot, Inc. protests the cancellation after bid opening of invitation for bids (IFB) No. DACAO1-97-B-0033, issued by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, and the resolicitation of the same requirement for upgrade of fire protection at Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee. We deny the protests. The procurement is for the addition and/or replacement of fire protection devices and fire alarm systems in several buildings at Arnold Air Force Base. The specifications included requirements for heat and smoke detectors, fire alarm panels, horns and miscellaneous appurtenances. The successful firm was to perform all work and furnish all plant, labor, equipment, and materials required by the specifications and drawings. The IFB consisted of 17 base bid items and 6 option items, each separately priced. The IFB contemplated the award of a fixed-price contract to the responsible bidder submitting the low responsive bid on the base items and all options items. Four bids were received by the April 29 bid opening, ranging from $1,322,807 to $3,017,218. The government estimate was $1,285,214. Grot's bid of $2,282,000 became low after the apparent low bidder claimed a mistake in bid and was allowed to withdraw its bid. When the agency compared the three remaining bids with the

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