B-198895: Sep 23, 1980

A small business firm protested an Army solicitation specification which required the contractor to provide utility metering devices to measure the utilities used in the performance of the contract. No specifications were set forth in the solicitation for the meters. The protester also objected to the contractor having to reimburse the Government for the utilities used in performance of the contra...

B-198895: Sep 23, 1980

PROTEST THAT SOLICITATION IS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS NO SPECIFICATIONS FOR METERS IS DENIED AS METERS ARE IN COMMON USAGE IN AREA AND BIDDER SHOULD HAVE NO DIFFICULTY IN FURNISHING METERS ACCEPTABLE TO GOVERNMENT. 2. REQUIRING BIDDER TO REIMBURSE GOVERNMENT FOR COST OF UTILITIES IS NOT IMPROPER WHERE GOVERNMENT FURNISHES CURRENT UTILITY RATES AND ESTIMATED CONSUMPTION BECAUSE ALL BIDDERS BEA...