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B-261856 1 (1995-11-07)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptacdc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Hewitt, Olson Capital Recovery Group, Inc. File: B-261856 Date: November 7, 1995 Richard 0. Duvall, Esq., and Bruce E. Kasold, Esq., Holland & Knight, for the protester. Michael J. Farley, Esq., Department of Housing and Urban Development, for the agency. Wm. David Hasfurther, Esq., John Van Schaik, Esq., and Michael R. Golden, Esq. Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Where protester fails to show that the awardee's bid contained understated prices, no showing has been made that the bid is unbalanced, and the award is proper. DECISION Hewitt, Olson Capital Recovery Group, Inc. protests the award of a contract to Palm Beach Realty Services, Inc. under invitation for bids (IFB) No. DU204-B-95-0014, issued by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for exclusive listing broker services. Hewitt Olson contends that Palm Beach improperly submitted multiple bids on the IFB and that the bid accepted for award should have been rejected since it is unbalanced. It also questions the IFB's bid evaluation method. We deny the protest. The IFB covered broker services for single family properties owned by or in the custody of HUD in Palm Beach and Martin Counties, Florida. Bidders were to submit four prices: (1) a percentage of the gross sales price per property payable for selling a property--the percentage was to be converted to a dollar amount for evaluation purposes by multiplying it by $52,000, the average gross sales price realized by HUD; (2) a monthly price per property for custodial duties required for certain properties; (3) a dollar charge for properties unsold as of the expiration or termination of the contract; and (4) a monthly dollar charge for lawn services per property. Bids were to be evaluated by giving these prices weights of 60 percent, 15 percent, 15 percent, and 10 percent, respectively, in determining each bidder's total evaluated price for award purposes. 849117

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