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[Protest of Marine Corps Failure To Make Contract Award Under IFB for Maintenance Dredging]

B-218633: Jul 11, 1985

A firm protested the Corps of Engineer's failure to award a contract under a total small business set-aside. The protester argued that: (1) although it was the low, responsive small business bidder, the Corps proposed to reject all bids and resolicit the requirement on an unrestricted basis because its bid was more than 125 percent of the government's estimate; (2) the government estimate containe...

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B-218633, JUL 11, 1985, 85-2 CPD 41

B-218633: Jul 11, 1985

BY AGENCY DIGEST: WHEN A CONTRACTING AGENCY AGREES WITH THE ESSENTIAL ALLEGATION OF A PROTEST THAT A GOVERNMENT ESTIMATE WAS ERRONEOUS. THE PROTEST IS ACADEMIC. WAS FOR MAINTENANCE DREDGING OF THE JAMES RIVER IN VIRGINIA. ATKINSON ALLEGES THAT ALTHOUGH IT WAS THE LOW. THE CORPS PROPOSES TO REJECT ALL BIDS AND RESOLICIT THE REQUIREMENT ON AN UNRESTRICTED BASIS BECAUSE ATKINSON'S BID WAS MORE THAN 1...

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