![]() However, BCW did not specifically restate that its bid included maintenance.įollowing the close of the auction, FedBid sent a “validation request” by email to BCW which asked if BCW’s bid price was correct and “inclusive of all costs the Buyer would incur if BCW’s bid is selected.” BCW responded by email and stated that the price was correct and included maintenance as required by the solicitation. At the close of bidding, BCW’s bid of $149,156 was the lowest bid submitted, and BCW checked a box on the FedBid website that stated “the vendor complies with all terms listed by the Buyer”-which was the Department of the Interior. The procurement was to be held through the FedBid reverse auction technique. In this procurement, the Department of the Interior issued a solicitation for brand name or equal interactive screens with touch technology, plus once maintenance. In a “reverse auction,” the bidder that agrees to meet the technical and delivery requirements (and in most cases, the past performance requirements) and offers the lowest price receives the award. The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) has recently confirmed that in a reverse auction conducted on behalf of an agency by FedBid (recently renamed “Unison Marketplace”), Fedbid serves as the government’s agent, and must comply with procedural requirements in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) or lose a protest.
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