Evaluation Criteria for Bids

The protester objected to the cancellation of an invitation for bids and resolicitation of the requirement, alleging that the initial invitation was not ambiguous. Notwithstanding whether the award factor in the invitation for bids which was cancelled after bid opening may be considered to have improperly limited the bid evaluation to the unit prices without regard to the total contract cost, the only proper basis for the award was the low total contract cost. Since no bidder would have been prejudiced by proper evaluation of the bids, the canceled invitation should be reinstated and the award made thereunder.