B-183472: Aug 6, 1975

PROCURING OFFICE'S DECISION NOT TO MAKE AWARD FOR ONE OF EIGHT ITEMS FOR WHICH BIDS WERE SOLICITED. WAS PROPER SINCE IFB RESERVED TO GOVERNMENT RIGHT TO DELETE ITEM IN QUESTION FROM AWARD. THE IFB ALSO CONTAINED THE FOLLOWING NOTATION: "NOTE: BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT BIDS FOR ITEM 0008 ABOVE AND AWARD MAY NOT BE MADE FOR ITEM 0008 ONLY.". BIDS WERE OPENED ON MARCH 5. INCORPORATED (ARSCO) WAS...

B-183472: Aug 6, 1975

A firm protested an agency's decision not to make an award for one item solicited, alleging that the solicitation was misleading with regard to the inclusion of the item in the award. The contracting officer's decision not to make an award for one of the eight items for which bids were solicited and to, therefore, award the contract to the low bidder on seven items rather than to the low bidder on...