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B-202208.2 1 (1981-11-04)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadjwb0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE CO GENERAL DECISION , OF THE UNITED STATES DECISON ~WASHINGTON, 0. C. 20548 FILE: B-202208.2 DATE: November 4, 1981 MATTER OF: North Coast Electric Company-- Reconsideration DIGEST: Prior decision, denying protest, is affirmed where the protester does not demonstrate that the decision contains any errors of fact or law. North Coast Electric Company (North Coast) requests reconsideration of our decision in North Coast Electric Company, B-202208, August 14, 1981, 81-2 CPD 141, in which we denied its protest. The pertinent facts of that case follow. North Coast submitted a bid in response to invitation for bids (IFB) No. DACW67-81-B-0012. The IFB, which was for a civil work, was issued by the Seattle District, United States Army Corps of Engi- neers (Army) to procure two 230-kv transformers for the Libby Powerhouse, Libby, Montana. North Coast sub- mitted the low, responsive bid; but, because the bid certified that the proposed transformers would be of Canadian origin, the Army added the Buy American Act's 6-percent price differential to the bid price. As a result, the General Electric Company was placed in line for the award. In its protest, North Coast argued that the 6-percent price differential should not have been applied in this situation because, under the terms of the IFB, Canadian end products were exempt. In any event, North Coast maintained that it had been misled by the procuring office during a prebid conversation about the application of the price differential. Finally, in the alternative, North Coast argued that it had made a mistake in its Buy American certification and that its items were actually of domestic origin. In denying the protest, we held: A/g

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