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B-277704 1 (1997-11-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptagdh0001 and id is 1 raw text is: oComptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Rotary Furnishing Company File: B-277704 Date: November 13, 1997 Lyle M. Ishida, Esq., Tom & Petrus, for the protester. Marian E. Sullivan, Esq., Department of the Air Force, for the agency. Charles W. Morrow, Esq., and James A. Spangenberg, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Agency's cancellation of solicitation for refurbishing mattresses and box springs is permissible where agency no longer has a need for refurbishing the items because it has determined that the government's interests will be better served by purchasing new mattresses and box springs. DECISION Rotary Furnishing Company protests the cancellation of request for proposals (RFP) No. F6231-97-R-0085, issued by the Department of the Air Force, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, for refurbishing and cleaning mattresses and box springs. We deny the protest. The RFP, issued January 13, 1997, contemplated the award of a fixed-price requirements contract for a 6-month base period with four 1-year options. The award was to be made on a best value basis considering the following equally weighted criteria: (1) price, (2) technical understanding of the performance work statement, and (3) past performance. The RFP required offerors to submit a detailed breakdown of costs. On the February 7 closing date, the Air Force received proposals from Rotary and Aishii Bed Company, the incumbent contractor. The Air Force's preliminary evaluation found that Rotary failed to submit the requested cost breakdown. After Rotary provided more complete cost information, the Air Force conducted discussions with that firm and Rotary was asked to explain several areas in its proposal that the agency considered to reflect excessive costs and to explain why its proposal was significantly higher priced than a previous proposal it had submitted. The record indicates that Rotary offered several explanations to justify its costs, but did not provide what the agency considered to be sufficient evidence to determine that Rotary's costs were reasonable.

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