B-188429: May 25, 1977

AGENCY PROPERLY CANCELED IFB AND READVERTISED REQUIREMENT WHERE FUNDING UNDER ORIGINAL IFB WAS INADEQUATE AND READVERTISEMENT CONTAINED REVISED SPECIFICATIONS WHICH RESULTED IN LOWER BIDS. WHICH WAS ISSUED ON DECEMBER 17. ON THE JANUARY 18 OPENING DATE THREE BIDS WERE RECEIVED RANGING FROM THE LOW BID OF $1. THE ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT SUBMITTED BY THE AGENCY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS PROTEST INDICATE...

B-188429: May 25, 1977

A company protested the cancellation and resolicitation of an invitation for bids issued by the Federal Highway Administration. The Agency properly cancelled the invitation for bids and readvertised the requirement, since funding under the original invitation was inadequate, and the readvertisement contained revised specifications which resulted in lower bids...