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[Request for Reconsideration]

B-201642.2 Apr 22, 1983
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A firm requested reconsideration of a decision which denied a protest concerning a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) solicitation for computer systems for automatic data processing centers. In that decision, GAO stated that the protester did not show that the FAA justification of its minimum needs was unreasonable. However, GAO subsequently reexamined the procurement which had been the basis for the decision, found that FAA had procured computing power in excess of its needs, and recommended in its report that FAA cancel the contract award. In another related report, GAO stated that the FAA response did not inadequately justify its needs and recommended that FAA: (1) decline to renew the leases for the computer systems; (2) decline delivery of the computers on order and cancel outstanding commitments, if economically feasible; and (3) review its need for computing power based on realistic workload projections and alternate available resources before conducting another procurement. Accordingly, GAO sustained the protester's request for reconsideration and modified its previous decision. Furthermore, GAO advised the Secretary of Transportation of its recommendations.

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