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B-187726 1 (1977-02-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadeju0001 and id is 1 raw text is: IIII Loute rmanisovaki TH 0DMPWMOLLBM UWNURAL DECISION TMU UNITED wrarms WANINOTON,. D.C. *034U FILE; 3-187726 DATE: Stbru7 1 ,1 p MATTER OF: Elrich Construction Company DIGESr: Iequirenmnt-tpe In wlich required bdm on st basis or mingle percent ge factor to be fpplied to agency prired ites without providing quantity estimates is in vlolation of FPR I 1-3.409(b)(1) (1964 ad., cire. 1) and should, be readvertimed. since bidders are not competing on equal baus unless apprised before submissios of bid. of what may be required under contract to be awarded On September 30,,1976, the General Services AdMinistrmtion (G!A) Issued invitation for bids (IFB) No. GS-03U-63054 for partition work dl a requirementr-type, 1-year term contract. The * IF specifiedI 4mnit pice for each described unit of work which IrA bian predta ed by GSA. No quantity:eetimates were epecified. Biddrm were to p14 on a net bamsi :(if the bidder intended to bid the exact pricesupcified) or. aubit a sIngle 'plus or minus percentage facto to bes 4pied to the unit prices in the schedule which would then be applied to every work order. Award was to be made to that bidder whose offer would produce the lowest unit prices for the units of work. * Elrich,oItruictionCompany,(Zrich) jrotited to the contracting agency conceaing the ,IAfrrmatprior to bid Topening. Neverhless, bide were opened on October 26, 1976. Three eide offering percentages of -26, -15,27 sad + 32.6 were received. Elitch did not bid. On November 1. 1976, Erich protested to this Office on the basis that bidders were 'precludes. irom intelligently bidding due to the lack of estimated quantities.

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