B-228060,B-228061: Oct 30, 1987

A firm protested the Army Corps of Engineers' cancellation of a construction contract for a child care center and subsequent resolicitation, contending that the Army: (1) improperly cancelled the procurement after bid opening; (2) improperly rejected its bid based on price, since the Army's cost estimate under the original solicitation was inaccurate; and (3) understated its needs in the resolicit...

B-228060,B-228061: Oct 30, 1987

Contracting officer's decision to cancel invitation for bids based on unreasonableness of bid prices was proper where low bid exceeded government estimate by 46 percent and there is no showing that the decision to cancel was based on bad faith or fraud on the part of contracting officials. 2. Cancellation of invitation for bids after bid opening does not result in impermissible auction under resol...