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B-206442 1 (1983-03-17)

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                            THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL
   DECISION          Ma.--- OF THE UNITEO       STATES
                            WASH I NGTON. 0. C. 20548




   FILE:      B-206442            DATE: March 17, 1983

   MATTER OF:      Linde Construction


   DIGEST:


1.   When competitive bidding is a condition to
     local housing authority's receipt of Federal
     funds, authority must follow certain basic
     principles of Federal procurement law and may
     award contract only to lowest responsible
     bidder.

2.   When purpose of subcontractor listing is to
     permit evaluation of bidder's ability to meet
     affirmative action and equal employment
     opportunity provisions of solicitation, local
     housing authority may consider listed subcon-
     tractors' hiring records in making responsi-
     bility determination.

3.   When extensive subcontracting is proposed,
     local housing authority may reasonably
     require identification of all proposed sub-
     contractors before award and may consider
     information about them in making responsi-
     bility determination.

4.   When two lowest bidders in procurement by
     local housing authority fail adequately to
     demonstrate ability of proposed subcon-
     tractors to meet hiring goals for women and
     minorities, housing authority reasonably may
     find them nonresponsible and make award to
     third-low bidder, regardless of increased
     cost; it is not obliged to delay award
     indefinitely while bidders attempt to cure
     information deficiencies.


     Linde Construction, the second-low bidder for con-
struction of 42 units of new, scattered site housing under
a solicitation issued by the Housing Authority of

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