B-226495: May 18, 1987

A firm protested a Navy contract award for barracks construction, contending that the Navy should have awarded the contract on a competitive basis. GAO held that the Navy: (1) pursued a contracting procedure which was consistent with its obligation to obtain the lowest available price; (2) properly awarded a reprocurement contract to the low bidder on the cancelled solicitation, since it offered t...

B-226495: May 18, 1987

PROCUREMENT - CONTRACT MANAGEMENT - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION - DEFAULT TERMINATION - RESOLICITATION - PROCEDURES DIGEST: CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WAS TERMINATED FOR DEFAULT. A NEW SOLICITATION WAS ISSUED. THAT SOLICITATION THEN WAS CANCELED WHEN THE ORIGINAL CONTRACTOR'S SURETY AGREED TO COMPLETE PERFORMANCE. WHEN SURETY'S CONTRACT SUBSEQUENTLY WAS TERMINATED FOR DEFAULT ALSO. PRICE STILL WAS LESS THE...