[Request for Withdrawal of Recommendation for Corrective Action]

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requested reconsideration of a decision which held that the rejection of a proposal was not justified and the subsequent recommendation for corrective action. The protester also requested a conference and filed a claim for the reimbursement of bid preparation costs. GAO stated that it would address the merits of the request for reconsideration and the claim for bid preparation costs in a later decision. IRS contended that, in view of its future requirements, the resolicitation which GAO had recommended would be unduly burdensome and costly and that it would be difficult to find bidders to compete for a contract for the final 2 option years of an awarded contract. IRS stated that any requirements that would replace the current system would be procured as part of a complete replacement acquisition. Accordingly, GAO withdrew its recommendation that IRS resolicit its requirements.