B-194867, JUN 21, 1979

B-194867, JUN 21, 1979

DIGEST: 1. PROTEST REGARDING AWARD OF CONTRACT UNDER SOLICITATION WHICH WAS CANCELED AFTER BID OPENING BECAUSE PROCURING ACTIVITY NO LONGER REQUIRES SERVICES IS DISMISSED AS MOOT. 2. PROTESTER'S REQUEST FOR CONFERENCE ON MERITS OF PROTEST FOUND TO BE MOOT IS DENIED BECAUSE CONFERENCE WOULD SERVE NO USEFUL PURPOSE.

UNITED SECURITY, INC.:

UNITED SECURITY, INC. (UNITED), HAS PROTESTED AGAINST THE AWARD OF A CONTRACT TO ANY OTHER BIDDER BY THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA), PUBLIC BUILDINGS SERVICE, UNDER INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB) NO. 03C8118101.

THE IFB, ISSUED ON FEBRUARY 8, 1979, WAS FOR SECURITY GUARD SERVICES FOR THE UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE FIELD OFFICE, BLADENSBURG ROAD, WASHINGTON, D. C. GSA HAS ADVISED OUR OFFICE THAT AFTER THE BID OPENING THE CUSTOMS SERVICE VACATED THE PREMISES, THE SECURITY SERVICES WERE THEREFORE NO LONGER REQUIRED, AND THE SOLICITATION WAS CANCELED. THE BIDDERS, INCLUDING UNITED, WERE SO ADVISED BY LETTER DATED MAY 25, 1979. SEE FEDERAL PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS SECS. 1-2.404-1(B)(2) AND 1 2.404-3 (1964 ED. CIRC. 1).

CANCELLATION OF THE SOLICITATION RENDERS UNITED'S PROTEST, CONCERNING THE MAKING OF AN AWARD UNDER THAT SOLICITATION, MOOT. THE PROTESTER'S REQUEST FOR A CONFERENCE ON THE MERITS OF THE PROTEST PURSUANT TO 4 C.F.R. SEC. 20.7(A) (1978) IS THEREFORE DENIED BECAUSE IT WOULD SERVE NO USEFUL PURPOSE.

THE PROTEST IS DISMISSED.