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B-190563 1 (1978-03-22)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadfvu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 4 I Jame!: Vickers PL I 4r THE COMPTROLLER DEPIERAL DECISION .F THE uNIEC STATES A AWASHIN GTON. D.C. 20G40 FILE: 8-190563 DATE:Mlarch 22, 1973 MATTER OF: American Mutual Protective Buireau DIGEST: Agency determination to provide services in-house rather than to contract for such services is matter of Executive policy under OMB Circular A-76. However, steps shoulel be taken to assure that solicAta- tio. indicates significant factors which will affect decision to perform in-house or contract out. American Mutual Protective Bureau (AMPB) has pro- tested the decision of the Naval Supply Center, Puget Sound, Bremerton, Washington, to cancel invitation for bids No. N0040677-B-C760 and to provide the services reqiired uy Government employees. The IFB called for guard services for the Puget Sound Naval Yard for 1 year with two 1-year iotiras and advised that bids received would be compared with a Government in- house cost estimate to determine the economic feasibility of accomplishing the work either in-house or by contract. AMPB's bid of $2,138,140 for the 3-year period was originally third low, but became the lowest when one bid was withdrawn and another corrected upward. Following the opening of bids, the contracting officer determined, based on the Government cost estimate, that it would be more economical to perform the guard services in-house and can- celad the solicitation. This conclusion stemmed from the need, not stated in the solicitation, to maintain in-house an alert/reaction force explained as follows by the contracting officer: --14 I