B-209038, JUN 2, 1983
Highlights
DIGEST: PROTEST AGAINST PROPRIETY OF COST COMPARISON PERFORMED UNDER OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET CIRCULAR A-76 IS DISMISSED WHERE PROTESTER FAILED TO EXHAUST ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW PROCEDURE. ADAM II'S PROTEST WAS THAT THE COST ESTIMATE WAS REVISED UNTIMELY. WHILE THE PROTEST WAS PENDING. WHEN AN ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW PROCEDURE CONCERNING AN OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET CIRCULAR A-76 COST COMPARISON IS AVAILABLE.
B-209038, JUN 2, 1983
DIGEST: PROTEST AGAINST PROPRIETY OF COST COMPARISON PERFORMED UNDER OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET CIRCULAR A-76 IS DISMISSED WHERE PROTESTER FAILED TO EXHAUST ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW PROCEDURE.
ADAM II, LTD.
ADAM II, LTD. (ADAM II), PROTESTS THE DETERMINATION BY LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE TO PERFORM MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING MAINTENANCE IN-HOUSE RATHER THAN THROUGH CONTRACTING UNDER INVITATION FOR BIDS F44600-82-B 0047.
WE DISMISS THE PROTEST.
ADAM II PROTESTED HERE ON THE BASIS OF ORAL ADVICE THAT THE WORK WOULD CONTINUE TO BE PERFORMED IN-HOUSE BASED UPON A REVISION OF THE IN HOUSE COST ESTIMATE. ADAM II'S PROTEST WAS THAT THE COST ESTIMATE WAS REVISED UNTIMELY. WHILE THE PROTEST WAS PENDING, THE CONTRACTING AGENCY ISSUED THE REVISED COST ESTIMATE AND ADVISED BIDDERS OF THE TIME FRAME FOR CHALLENGING THE COST COMPARISON ADMINISTRATIVELY. ADAM II DID NOT ACCEPT THE OPPORTUNITY PROVIDED TO CHALLENGE THE COST COMPARISON ADMINISTRATIVELY.
WHEN AN ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW PROCEDURE CONCERNING AN OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET CIRCULAR A-76 COST COMPARISON IS AVAILABLE, WE DISMISS A PROTEST WHERE THE PROTESTER HAS FAILED TO EXHAUST THE PROCEDURE. APEX INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC., B-207879, JULY 12, 1982, 82-2 CPD 42; URBAN ENTERPRISES, B-201619, FEBRUARY 17, 1981, 81-1 CPD 101.