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[Request for Reconsideration of Decision Sustaining Protest of a Coast Guard Procurement]

B-218447.2 Published: Jun 25, 1985. Publicly Released: Jun 25, 1985.
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A firm requested reconsideration of a decision which held that the Coast Guard improperly cancelled a solicitation, contending that the decision was erroneous because: (1) it was inconsistent with an earlier decision; (2) the awardee should have been ineligible for award because of unacceptable performance on a prior contract; and (3) it should have received the award as the low bidder. GAO held that: (1) although the decision was inconsistent with an earlier decision, facts which developed during subsequent protests showed that the cancellation was not justified; (2) unsatisfactory past performance did not render a firm ineligible for award; and (3) the protester's big was nonresponsive because it failed to specify prices for required line items and the bid price could not be determined at bid opening. Accordingly, the prior decision was affirmed.

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Bid protest reconsiderationsBid responsivenessBidder responsibilityContract award protestsQuestionable procurement chargesSolicitation cancellationSolicitation specificationsU.S. Coast GuardProcurementProtestsIntellectual property rightsFederal regulationsBid evaluation protests