B-205121: Mar 23, 1982

A firm protested the cancellation of a request for proposals issued for the installation of a Government-owned alarm system. The firm contended that the Army improperly rejected its proposal, which was the only bid received, as unreasonably priced. The protester's proposed price for the installation was more than twice the amount estimated by Government technical personnel, and the contracting off...

B-205121: Mar 23, 1982

A CONTRACTING OFFICER MAY CANCEL A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS WHERE THE ONLY PROPOSAL OFFERS A PRICE THAT SUBSTANTIALLY EXCEEDS THE GOVERNMENT ESTIMATE WHICH IS NOT SHOWN TO BE ERRONEOUSLY LOW. 2. THE PROTESTER FAILS TO ESTABLISH THE UNREASONABLENESS OF THE GOVERNMENT ESTIMATE WHERE THE ONLY EVIDENCE IS THAT THE PROTESTER'S PRICE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER THAN THAT ESTIMATE. 3. A PROTEST CHALLENGING THE...