[Request for Reconsideration of Denied Protest of GSA Lease Contract Award]

A firm requested reconsideration of its denied protest of a General Services Administration (GSA) lease contract award and subsequent solicitation cancellation. GAO had held that GSA reasonably cancelled the solicitation, since it contained defective specifications. In its request for reconsideration, the protester contended that: (1) GSA acted in bad faith, since it changed its reason for resoliciting the requirement; and (2) GSA should have amended the solicitation rather than cancelling it. The protester also claimed reimbursement for its protest costs. GAO held that the protester: (1) failed to show that the GSA decision constituted bad faith; (2) failed to show that the prior decision contained any error of fact or law; and (3) was not entitled to reimbursement for its protest costs, since there was no improper agency action. Accordingly, the request for reconsideration and the claim were denied.