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B-200753.2 1 (1981-08-12)

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                        THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL
DECISION      . (7Ai    OF THE UNITEO STATES
                        WASHINGTON, 0.C. 20548



FILE:   B-200753.2           DATE: August 12, 1981

MATTER OF:     Honolulu Disposal Service, Inc.--
                Reconsideration

DIGEST:


1.    Prior decision that refuse collection
      services invitation improperly was
      canceled because contracting officer
      erroneously calculated inflation factor
      in finding low bid price unreasonable
      is reversed, since on reconsideration
      agency has shown that in view of pro-
      curement history regarding services
      low bid was unreasonably high.

 2.   Contracting officer has discretion
      to determine whether it is necessary
      that solicitation require firms to
      furnish bid bonds with their bids.

 3.   Defense Acquisition Regulation provides
      that once service has been successfully
      acquired through small business set-
      aside, all future requirements of con-
      tracting activity for that service must
      be set aside unless contracting officer,
      in exercise of business judgment, de-
      termines that there is not reasonable
      expectation that offers from two respon-
      sible small businesses will be received
      and award will be at reasonable price.

 4.   Contracting agency is not required to
      equalize competition on particular pro-
      curement by considering competitive
      advantage accruing to offeror by vir-
      tue of its incumbency.








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