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B-187843 1 (1977-01-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadejb0001 and id is 1 raw text is: II I THE COMPTOLLEN MEN.AL ' O'P THU UNdITED ETATUS WASMINUTON. L.0C. 084S VILE: D-8ia4 DATE: erny Ui, 1977 i MATTER OF: Building Maintenance Corporation OIGEBT: Where solicitatio6envisions 13-month performance period with Governmnrt option to i'enew for up to five years, bid bonds in sur £ sufficient to cover contemplate 1 13-month contract Nit not all option periods are adequate in amount since exercise of option Is contingent. Building Mate'triance5orpbration, -the third low resporisive' \bidder uider invitation for bids (IB) No. 7025 issued by the Seventh Colst Gard District for janitorial services at the U. S.' Coast G'iard .Air Station, St. Petersburg/Clearwater, Clearwater, Florida, pzhtests any awaid to either the low or -econd low bidders on the groud that the bids are nonrdtponsive because they were not accompaiiied by an adequate bid bond. *-The protester llege thatwhile the penal sums of the bid bonds.furniched by thdse twulbidders were suffictint to cover a one-yuar pLribd they were nevektheless i nadequate for the five- year period which could result from tha exercise of renewal options provididor in the uolicitati&. ' (The two low bidders expiiaed their penal51ums in terms f 20 per ceit not to exceed a specified numter of dollar.wfille thertes r offied a penal a'Wioutof 20 e cntent without ol maraton.) The protester at.cordiily cointedthat sh d the Govrernment exercise its optim to extend for a five-year period, the bonding companies of thoso other bidders wouldnot be obligated for the entirety of that period, thereby rendering their bid bonds insufficient and requiring their bids to be rejected as nonresponsive. The IFB 'pecified a contract performance period _o December. 1, 1976 (or date of award If later) through December 31. 1977. -inbject to the Government's right to extend the contract in accordance with a renewal option clause which provtded: The Gcuyernent reseives the; right, at its option, at any time during or upon completion of the perod of this contract, to extend the life of same at prices, terms and conditions set forth therein, for a period of one year and upon comipletion of that year to ex- tend the contract again for a period of one additional .ear anc' igain for eai h eHiccessiv year thereafter. -1-

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