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B-277735.2 1 (1997-11-21)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptagdn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: oComptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Howard W. Pence, Inc. File: B-277735.2 Date: November 21, 1997 Lawrence W. Luecking for the protester. Robert W. Pessolano, Esq., Department of the Army, for the agency. Christine F. Davis, Esq., and Guy R. Pietrovito, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Agency properly canceled a solicitation after bid opening based upon the unreasonableness of the bid prices, where the bid in line for award exceeded the government estimate by 43 percent and there is no showing that the government estimate was in error or that the decision to cancel was made in bad faith. DECISION Howard W. Pence, Inc. protests the cancellation of invitation for bids (IFB) No. DACA27-97-B-0025, issued by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District, for renovation of barracks at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. We deny the protest. The IFB provided for the award of an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract for renovation of up to seven barracks buildings, i.e., two buildings each in the base and first option year, and three buildings in the second option year. The contractor will demolish existing, interior partitions and install new ones; upgrade the electrical and heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems; renovate mini-kitchens; replace windows, doors, and roof; and repair, clean, and seal the building's exterior facade. The IFB bidding schedule requested unit and extended prices for 57 contract line items (CLIN), which covered the various work requirements for the buildings to be renovated in the base and option years. The agency received five bids on the July 29, 1997, bid opening. A comparison of the bids and the government estimate for the required work, including options, follows: Bidder A $14,454,016 Pence $27,809,919 Bidder C $28,735,460

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