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B-280612 1 (1998-10-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptahwh0001 and id is 1 raw text is: oComptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Continental Transport & Moving, Inc. File: B-280612 Date: October 26, 1998 Michael Nolan for the protester. Dennis J. Gallagher, Esq., Department of State, for the agency. Christina Sklarew, Esq., and Paul Lieberman, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Agency is not required to publicly display notice of procurement conducted under simplified acquisition procedures where the proposed contract action is not expected to exceed $10,000; in addition, in procurement of this size, solicitation of at least three sources properly may be considered to promote competition to the maximum extent practicable. DECISION Continental Transport & Moving, Inc. protests the Department of State's failure to solicit an offer from this firm for packing and shipping the household and personal effects of an embassy employee in Almaty, Kazakstan under purchase order No. S-KZ100-98-M-0390. Continental essentially contends that the contracting officer failed to provide proper notice of the solicitation and improperly excluded Continental from competition. We deny the protest. On July 6, 1998, the agency requested packing-out estimates from three firms, Interdean, Calenberg, and Globalink, for the effects of a departing foreign service officer who was being transferred from Kazakstan to La Paz, Bolivia. Although the embassy had previously issued similar purchase orders to Continental, it did not request an estimate from the protester for this move. Interdean and Calenberg submitted written price estimates, and the contracting officer determined that the purchase order should be placed with Calenberg, which submitted the low quote. Continental argues that the embassy was required to maintain a small purchases source list and to solicit bids from firms on the list whenever offers are being accepted. Protest at 1. The protester also contends that the agency was required to post a public notice of the solicitation, but failed to do so.

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