B-186114: Jul 19, 1976

WHERE SPECIFICATIONS IN IFB FOR ADVANCED SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT WERE AMBIGUOUS AS TO WHETHER PREFABRICATED METAL BUILDING WAS REQUIRED. GOVERNMENT WOULD LACK REASONABLE ASSURANCE THAT ITS NEEDS WOULD BE MET IF PROTESTER'S LUMP SUM BID WERE ACCEPTED. BIDS WERE OPENED ON JANUARY 7. ALLIED'S BID (FOR "ALL WORK") WAS LOWEST PRICED ($438. SCHUSTER HAD LEARNED THAT AN ALTERNATIVE PLANT PACKAGE WAS AVAIL...

B-186114: Jul 19, 1976

A company protested cancellation of a solicitation because of ambiguous specifications. The solicitation failed to outline the Government's requirements with sufficient clarity; the contracting officer had compelling reasons to cancel the solicitation and to resolicit using revised specifications...