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[Protest of Army Cancellation of Solicitation for Building Renovation]

B-277735.2: Nov 21, 1997

A firm protested the Army's cancellation of a solicitation for barracks renovation, contending that its bid price was not unreasonably high, but that the government's estimate was unreasonably low. GAO held that the: (1) protester presented no evidence showing that the government estimate was unreasonable or that the Army acted in bad faith; and (2) Army properly determined that the bidders' price...

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Matter of: Howard W. Pence, Inc. File: B-277735.2 Date: November 21, 1997

B-277735.2: Nov 21, 1997

Where the bid in line for award exceeded the government estimate by 43 percent and there is no showing that the government estimate was in error or that the decision to cancel was made in bad faith. The contractor will demolish existing. 209 The apparent low bid included a defective bid bond and was rejected. Before the IFB was issued. The Cost Engineering Branch verified that the estimate was sup...

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