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oComptroller General
of the United States
Washington, D.C. 20548
Decision
Matter of: Constructive Solutions, Inc.
File: B-278227
Date: January 9, 1998
William E. Coons, Ph.D., for the protester.
Alton E. Woods, Esq., and James L. Weiner, Esq., Department of the Interior, for the
agency.
Sylvia Schatz, Esq., and John M. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO,
participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST
Agency had a compelling reason to cancel solicitation after bid opening where an
ambiguity in the solicitation apparently caused several bidders, including protester,
to include the price for only one alternative under a line item, rather than both
alternatives, as the agency intended, and where the agency needed prices for both
alternatives as part of the determination of which alternative met its needs.
DECISION
Constructive Solutions, Inc. (CSI) protests the decision to cancel invitation for bids
(IFB) No. NOO-97-31, issued by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Department of
the Interior, for environmental cleanup work at the Kaibeto Boarding School in
Kaibeto, Arizona.
We deny the protest.
The IFB contemplated the award of a contract to furnish all materials, labor,
equipment and supervision for the removal of underground storage tanks (UST),
aboveground storage tanks (AST), and disposal of contaminated soil. The first
sentence in the bid schedule stated that [a]ll of the bid proposals for the items
below is required. Below this sentence, the schedule contained the following three
items:
Item No. Bid Amount:
1. Remove and dispose of all USTs and ASTs,
and related appurtenances, pipes,
supply and return lines in accordance with
applicable Federal, State and Tribal regulations. $ ------](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaocrptahnn0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)