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FILE:$-I'469, B-187516, s-187557 DATE: Novembe: 11, 1976
NIATTEI OvW: Wheeler Brothers, Inc.
DICEST:
Cancellhtion of solicitation was proper where agency was
not arbitrary and capricioas in finding that revision of
material provision in the solicitation would be in the
Government's best interests.
Wheeler Brothers, Inc. protests the cancellation of invita-
taons for bids (IFB) F08602-76-09066 issued by MacDill Air Force
Base, IFB P31601-76-09022, issued by Pope Air Force Base, and IFB
F4,4600-76.-09060, issued by Langley Air Force Base. Each of the
referenced solicitations was based on a standardized Air Force-
wiCe fomat used for solicitations for Contractor Automotive Parts
Stores (COPARS) and contemplated requirements contrrcts for
furnishing automotive and related vehicle partE and accessories
for the vehicle fleets, aerospace ground equipment and generators
whet. such parts are common to these parts stocked to support the
vehicle fleets.
The MacDill IFB was issued on June 1, 1976, and has essen-
tially two parts: (1) several items required the contractor to
provide price lists and to specify a percentage discount for each
category and (2) the contractor was also required to provide non-
price listed (NPL) parts for cost plus a service charge stipulated
by th, Government. Bids were to be evaluated by applying the
discoint offered for each of the price-listed sections to the
estimated quantity of purchases from that section.
A presolicitation conference was held on June 1.0, 1976t at
Which time MCoLter Motors, Inc. (McCotter) objected to a paragraph
of the solicitation which gave the contracting officer the right
to require additional price lists any time the NPL dollar value
exceeded 30 percent of total sales for any one month. !.cCo LLur
poliJed ovt that the discount. 0h1l0 the coitractoru ogi:,. I]I)y h U
wulId be applied to items ordered off Lir: idd tjo :ly r ,l ve:l
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