[Protest of VA Contract Award to Any Other Bidder]

A firm protested the award of a Veterans Administration (VA) construction contract to any other firm, arguing that it was the low responsive, responsible bidder for part of the solicited work and, therefore, should have received the award. GAO found that, although the protester was the low bidder on one of the solicited items, VA intended to make an aggregate award based on a bidder's overall bid price. GAO held that the determination to make a single award was not unreasonable since coordination of the entire contract was required. Accordingly, the protest was denied.