B-201137: Feb 17, 1981

A firm protested the cancellation of an invitation for bids (IFB) by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The firm contended that the cancellation resulted in the unnecessary exposure of its bid price. The record showed that the solicitation called for bids to provide certain reproduction services. The schedule contained 14 separate line items which did not include the quantities to be ordered for each l...

B-201137: Feb 17, 1981

DIGEST: CANCELLATION OF INVITATION WHICH DID NOT INCLUDE QUANTITIES FOR EACH LINE ITEM AND WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN EVALUATION BASED ON AGGREGATE OF LINE ITEM PRICES IS PROPER SINCE INVITATION PERMITTED BIDDERS TO SUBMIT MATERIALLY UNBALANCED BIDS AND DID NOT PROVIDE FOR DETERMINATION OF LOW BIDDER BASED ON ACTUAL WORK TO BE PERFORMED. RELIABLE CONTENDS THAT THE CANCELLATION RESULTS IN AN UNNE...