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Cancellation of a Solicitation Archive
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Latvian Connection, LLC, B-407972; B-407972.2, May 2, 2013
Posted on May 15, 2013 | No CommentsLink: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of the Army Disposition: Protest denied. General Counsel P.C. Highlight: GAO denied the protest of Latvian Connection, LLC, regarding the terms of a request for proposals (RFP) issued by the Department of the Army for a video wall at Camp... -
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC, B-407502.2, February 13, 2013
Posted on January 30, 2013 | No CommentsLink: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of the Army Disposition: Protest denied. General Counsel P.C. Highlight: GAO denied the protest of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC (GLDD) regarding the post-bid opening cancellation of an invitation for bids (IFB), which was issued by the Department... -
Kingdomware Technologies, B-406966.3, November 27, 2012
Posted on December 5, 2012 | No CommentsLink: GAO Decision Protestor: Kingdomware Technologies Agency: Department of the Army Disposition: Protest Denied. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Cancellation of a FedBid buy after receipt of bids or quotations was reasonable, where the solicitation did not clearly inform vendors as to the nature of the procurement... -
MedVet Development LLC, B-406530, June 18, 2012
Posted on July 18, 2012 | No CommentsLink: GAO Decision Protestor: MedVet Development LLC Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs Disposition: Protest Denied. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest of cancellation of a solicitation after receipt of proposals and discussions is denied where the record shows that the agency reasonably concluded that the solicitation would... -
Business Computer Applications, Inc., B-406230.3, May 16, 2012
Posted on May 23, 2012 | No CommentsLink: GAO Decision Protestor: Business Computer Applications, Inc. Agency: Department of Health and Human Services Disposition: Protest Denied. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest challenging an agency’s decision to cancel a task order solicitation is denied where the level of effort required in the solicitation had to... -
Estrategy, Inc., B-406466, B-406467, May 4, 2012
Posted on May 9, 2012 | No CommentsLink: GAO Decision Protestor: Estrategy, Inc. Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs Disposition: Protest Denied in part and Dismissed in part. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Agency properly cancelled solicitation where the agency could not determine that any of the offerors’ proposed prices, which significantly exceeded the government... -
NAS/CORP-TELMAH, Inc., B-405632, December 2, 2011
Posted on February 15, 2012 | No CommentsLink: GAO Decision Protestor: NAS/CORP-TELMAH, Inc. Agency: Department of the Navy Disposition: Protest Denied. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Cancellation of solicitation in negotiated procurement is unobjectionable where agency’s changed requirements, including changed evaluation scheme, provided a reasonable basis for the cancellation General Counsel P.C. Highlight: NAS/CORP-TELMAH,... -
KNAPP Logistics Automation, Inc.–Protest and Costs, B-404887.2; B-404887.3, July 27, 2011
Posted on August 31, 2011 | No CommentsLink: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs Disposition: Protest and request denied. Keywords: RFP Cancellation General Counsel P.C. Highlight: In a negotiated procurement, such as this one, a contracting agency has broad discretion in deciding whether to cancel a solicitation, and need only establish a... -
KGL Logistics, B-404340, January 26, 2011
Posted on March 31, 2011 | No CommentsLink: GAO Opinion Agency: Defense Logistics Agency Disposition: Protest denied. Keywords: Cancellation of Solicitation General Counsel P.C. Highlight: A contracting agency has broad discretion in deciding whether to cancel a solicitation and need only establish a reasonable basis for doing so. Moreover, even if an initial... -
Progressive Services Corporation, B-404183; B-404241.2, January 11, 2011
Posted on February 10, 2011 | No CommentsLink: GAO Opinion Agency: Defense Logistics Agency Disposition: Protests denied. Keywords: Cancellation of a Solicitation General Counsel P.C. Highlight: Where a protester alleges that an agency’s rationale for cancelling an RFP is a pretext to avoid resolving a protest, GAO reviews that agency’s rationale to ensure...