B-215453: Nov 21, 1984

A firm protested an Air Force contract award, contending that: (1) it should have received the award because its bid was low; and (2) the awardee's bid was unbalanced. GAO held that a low bidder may not receive award if another contract would be more advantageous to the government. The Air Force properly eliminated the protester from consideration because its bid did not include as many acceptable...

B-215453: Nov 21, 1984

WHEN STANDARD "ADDITIVE AND DEDUCTIVE ITEMS" CLAUSE IS APPLICABLE TO SOME ITEMS OF AN IFB. AWARDEE MAY NOT BE SELECTED ON BASIS OF LOW AGGREGATE PRICE FOR ALL ITEMS WHEN INSUFFICIENT FUNDS WERE AVAILABLE AT BID OPENING TO COVER ALL ITEMS SUBJECT TO THE CLAUSE. ALLEGATION OF UNBALANCED BID CAUSED BY TRANSFERRING COSTS FROM ITEM SUBJECT TO COST LIMITATION TO ANOTHER ITEM IS UNPROVEN WHEN BIDDER'S BI...