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B-407570 1 (2013-01-09)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadpgw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A O Comptroller General Acc ; tabillty * ingity , Rei!abikty of the United States United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: The Povolny Group File: B-407570 Date: January 9, 2013 James M. Povolny for the protester. Lindsay C. Roop, Esq., Department of Veterans Affairs, for the agency. Linda C. Glass, Esq., and Guy R. Pietrovito, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Bidder's failure to bid on an alternate item that was not selected for award by the procuring agency does not render the bid nonresponsive. DECISION The Povolny Group of Saint Paul, Minnesota, protests the award of a contract to RPreusser Construction, Inc., of St. Cloud, Minnesota, under invitation for bids (IFB) No. VA263-12-B-0817, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for replacement of deteriorated sidewalks at the VA Health Care System in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Povolny contends that RPreusser's bid is nonresponsive because the awardee did not provide a price for the alternate bid item. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The IFB, issued as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) set-aside, provided for the award of a contract for all labor, materials, tools and equipment required to replace designated sidewalks. IFB at 1. The IFB included two line items: a basic bid item and an alternate bid item. The basic bid item was for the demolition and replacement of existing designated sidewalks, concrete structures, concrete pads, ramps, brick wall sections, lighting placement and landscaping, and all items necessary for the replacement of existing designated sidewalks and addition of new sidewalk locations at the VA Health Care System in St. Cloud. Id. The alternate bid item was described as follows:

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