B-190909, MAY 11, 1978
Highlights
PROTEST REGARDING SOLICITATION WHICH HAS BEEN CANCELED BY PROCURING AGENCY IS MOOT. WE ARE ADVISED BY DHCD THAT THE IFB IN QUESTION HAS BEEN CANCELED. THE PROTEST IS THEREFORE MOOT AND WE WILL TAKE NO FURTHER ACTION THEREON. THE PROTEST IS DISMISSED.
B-190909, MAY 11, 1978
PROTEST REGARDING SOLICITATION WHICH HAS BEEN CANCELED BY PROCURING AGENCY IS MOOT.
HEWITT CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION:
HEWITT CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION (HEWITT) HAS PROTESTED VARIOUS ACTIONS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (DHCD), GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, IN CONNECTION WITH INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB) NO. DHCD-E30-2206, A PROCUREMENT FOR THE REHABILITATION OF 30 APARTMENT UNITS.
SPECIFICALLY, HEWITT ALLEGES THAT DHCD ISSUED AN AMENDMENT TO THE SOLICITATION, CHANGING THE BID BOND REQUIREMENT, WITHOUT AFFORDING THE BIDDERS SUFFICIENT TIME TO MODIFY AND TIMELY SUBMIT THEIR BIDS. HEWITT CONTACTED THE CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE BY TELEPHONE AND, INFORMING HIM OF THE PROBLEM, REQUESTED AN EXTENSION OF THE BID OPENING DATE. UPON DENIAL OF ITS REQUEST FOR EXTENSION, HEWITT FILED THIS PROTEST WITH OUR OFFICE.
WE ARE ADVISED BY DHCD THAT THE IFB IN QUESTION HAS BEEN CANCELED. THE PROTEST IS THEREFORE MOOT AND WE WILL TAKE NO FURTHER ACTION THEREON.
ACCORDINGLY, THE PROTEST IS DISMISSED.