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B-200515, FEB 20, 1981

B-200515 Feb 20, 1981
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PROTEST IS MOOT. THE ARMY HAS FURNISHED OUR OFFICE A COPY OF RFP AMENDMENT NO. 0002 WHICH WAS ISSUED SUBSEQUENT TO THE DATE OF S.A.F.E.'S PROTEST TO OUR OFFICE. THE ISSUE RAISED IN THE PROTEST IS MOOT AND NEED NOT BE CONSIDERED. THE PROTEST IS DISMISSED.

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B-200515, FEB 20, 1981

DIGEST: WHERE AMENDMENT TO SOLICITATION DELETES REQUIREMENT TO WHICH PROTESTER OBJECTS, PROTEST IS MOOT.

S.A.F.E. EXPORT CORPORATION:

S.A.F.E. EXPORT CORPORATION PROTESTS THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY'S REQUIREMENT UNDER REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) NO. DAJA76-80-R-0330 THAT EQUIPMENT OFFERED MUST ADHERE TO GERMAN FIRE CODES. THE SOLICITATION CALLED FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A DRY CHEMICAL FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM IN A KITCHEN AT LINDSEY AIR STATION, WIESBADEN, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY.

THE ARMY HAS FURNISHED OUR OFFICE A COPY OF RFP AMENDMENT NO. 0002 WHICH WAS ISSUED SUBSEQUENT TO THE DATE OF S.A.F.E.'S PROTEST TO OUR OFFICE. THIS AMENDMENT DELETED THE GERMAN FIRE CODE REQUIREMENTS TO WHICH S.A.F.E. OBJECTED AND THEREFORE APPEARS TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE PROTESTED HERE. FURTHERMORE, THE ARMY HAS PROVIDED US A COPY OF S.A.F.E.'S OFFER UNDER THE RFP WHICH INCLUDES S.A.F.E.'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF AMENDMENT 0002.

IN VIEW OF THE ARMY'S ACTION, THE ISSUE RAISED IN THE PROTEST IS MOOT AND NEED NOT BE CONSIDERED.

THE PROTEST IS DISMISSED.

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