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[Protest of Forest Service Solicitation for Road Maintenance]

B-232609: Jan 11, 1989

An individual protested a Forest Service solicitation for road maintenance, contending that the Service should have split the work, since the restrictive specifications imposed an unreasonable financial risk on bidders. GAO held that the: (1) Service was not required to eliminate all performance uncertainties and risks; and (2) solicitation provided enough information for bidders to submit intelli...

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B-232609, Jan 11, 1989, 89-1 CPD 28

B-232609: Jan 11, 1989

Is without merit where the solicitation contains sufficient information for offerors to compete intelligently and on equal terms. There is no legal requirement that solicitations eliminate all risk for the contractor. Who was awarded the prior year's contract. Which was for a base year plus 2 option years. Described which roads were to be maintained under the first year of the contract and contain...

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