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B-276625 1 (1997-07-03)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptafzd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: oComptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Neals Janitorial Service File: B-276625 Date: July 3, 1997 Christopher M. Wawack, Esq., and Joseph A. Camardo, Jr. Esq., for the protester. Bernard J. Roan, Esq., and Thomas W. Berndt, Esq., National Aeronautics and Space Administration, for the agency. Henry J. Gorczycki, Esq., and James A. Spangenberg, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Agency has compelling reason to cancel solicitation after bid opening where the information in the solicitation and ascertainable from the site visit was inadequate for bidders to establish the actual work load requirements, which resulted in the bidders competing on an unequal basis. DECISION Neals Janitorial Service protests the cancellation of invitation for bids (IFB) No. IFB2-36271(JMS), issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Ames Research Center, for janitorial, refuse collection, grounds maintenance, and pest control services at Moffett Field, California. We deny the protest. The IFB, issued on October 18, 1996, contemplated the award of a firm, fixed-price contract for 1 year with 4 option years. The contract required both lump-sum, fixed-priced work for recurring services, such as regularly scheduled janitorial services, refuse collection, grounds maintenance, pest control services, and indefinite quantity work, such as those janitorial services or grounds maintenance services which are to be ordered as needed (e.g., stripping and rewaxing floors and tree pruning).' The IFB requested a single price for all of the fixed-priced recurring work for the base year and each option year. Section E of the IFB provided a Schedule of Deductions on which bidders were to provide line item prices for each category of 'Janitorial services was the largest service area under either fixed-priced or indefinite quantity work. The government estimate showed it accounted for more than half of the fixed-priced work.

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