B-284013: Feb 2, 2000

DIGEST The determination of the low bid submitted in response to an invitation for bids for a construction base item with various additive items must be based on the items encompassing the actual work to be awarded and may not consider additive items that are not awarded. Grimberg contends that it should have received the award because it submitted a lower price than did Tompkins for the actual wo...

B-284013: Feb 2, 2000

A firm protested a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) contract award for construction services, contending that it should have received award, since it submitted a lower price than the awardee for the actual work awarded under the solicitation. GAO held that the FBI: (1) improperly evaluated the proposals; and (2) violated relevant procurement regulations governing the determination of the lowe...