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[Protest of Forest Service Cancellation of IFB for Aircraft Rental]

B-218960,B-219377: Aug 20, 1985

A firm protested the cancellation of a Forest Service solicitation for aircraft rental and the subsequent contract award to another firm under a second solicitation for the same requirement, contending that the Forest Service: (1) improperly cancelled the original solicitation; (2) unfairly allowed the awardee a second chance at competing for the contract after it submitted a late bid under the or...

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B-218960, B-219377, AUG 20, 1985, 85-2 CPD 199

B-218960,B-219377: Aug 20, 1985

IS PROPER WHEN BID PRICE IS SIGNIFICANTLY ABOVE GOVERNMENT ESTIMATE. FACT THAT RESOLICITATION RESULTED IN PRICES WHICH WERE ALSO MUCH HIGHER THAN THE GOVERNMENT ESTIMATE HAS NO BEARING ON THE PROPRIETY OF THE CANCELLATION SINCE CONTRACTING OFFICER HAD NO WAY OF PREDICTING SUCH PRICES. WHERE BIDS ARE EVALUATED EITHER PURSUANT TO PREFERENCE STATED IN THE IFB OR OTHER ALTERNATIVES SUGGESTING THAT AWA...

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