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B-183716 1 (1975-06-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadcha0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION OF THE UNITEO STATES WASHINGTON. .C. 20549 FILE: B-183716 DATE:June 25,1975 MATTER OF: General Services Administration - Request for advance decision DIGEST: 1. METHOD OF AWARD clause of IFB required that bidders insert percentages indicating deductions or additions to rate schedules in column headed Offeror's Single Discount. Failure of bid- ders to affirmatively include indicators, e.g. plus or 'minus with percentages did not render bids nonresponsive. Bidders complied with clause since column heading was labeled discount which obviated necessity for further indication that inserted percentages were of negative nature. Mistake in bid procedures are inapplicable because situation does not involve omission of items required in bid by IFB and resort to examination of bidding patterns is unnecessary. 2. Recommendation to GSA is made that future solicitations requir- ing bidders to indicate percentage either as addition to, or deduction from, established rate schedules should provide bidders with bidding schedule compatible with METHOD OF AWARD clause. On November 19, 1974, invitation for bids (IFB) 10PN-GPS-5640 was issued by the General Services Administration (GSA), for motor vehicle rental (without driver) for the period March 1, 1975, or date of award, through February 29, 1976, covering several service areas. Nineteen bids were received in response to the IFB and opened on December 10, 1974. The METHOD OF AWARD clause in the instant IFB provides: METHOD OF AWARD: Award will be made to the respon- sible offeror who offers the lowest price in the form of a single percentage as a deduction from or addition to the stated rate schedule offered for each service area for all rental periods specified (i.e. daily, hourly, weekly mileage) for each type of vehicle. -1- 54 tkmpGen.

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