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B-286688.2 1 (2001-05-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptammw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A O0 Comptroller General A a * Integrity Reliability of the United States ~ccountabthty Inert Rea iy United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: Consultants Ltd. File: B-286688.2 Date: May 16, 2001 Heath Carroll, Esq., for the protester. Henry P. Wall, Esq., Bruner, Powell, Robbins, Wall & Mullins, for Jackson Enterprises, an intervenor. Lt. Col. Richard B. O'Keeffe, Jr., and Joseph M. Zima, Esq., Department of the Army, for the agency. Jennifer D. Westfall-McGrail, Esq., and Christine S. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Where a bidder agrees to hold its bid open for the minimum bid acceptance period required by the solicitation and complies with each agency request for an extension of its bid acceptance period, the bidder has obtained no advantage over the other bidders and the integrity of the bidding system is not compromised if the bidder is subsequently permitted to revive an expired bid. DECISION Consultants Ltd. protests the Department of the Army's decision to terminate its contract and make award to Jackson Enterprises under invitation for bids (IFB) No. DAKF40-00-B-0008, for the cleaning of grit chambers, holding tanks, and oil/water separators/interceptors at various locations throughout Fort Bragg and Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina. The protester contends that Jackson's bid should be rejected because Jackson allowed its bid acceptance period to expire. We deny the protest. The IFB, which was issued on May 15, 2000, contemplated the award of a requirements contract for a 12-month base period and four 12-month option periods. The solicitation incorporated by reference Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

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