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B-192613, NOVEMBER 3, 1978

B-192613 Nov 03, 1978
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DIGEST: PROTEST AGAINST CANCELLATION OF CONTRACT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED SINCE MATTER MUST BE RESOLVED BY CONTRACTING PARTIES PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE CONTRACT CANCELLATION PROVISIONS. THE MATTER OF THE CANCELLATION OF THE CONTRACT OR ITS TERMINATION FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE GOVERNMENT MUST BE RESOLVED BY THE CONTRACTING PARTIES PURSUANT TO ANY APPLICABLE CONTRACT PROVISIONS AND IS NOT A PROPER MATTER FOR PROTEST TO OUR OFFICE. WE WILL NOT CONSIDER FOUR-PHASE'S PROTEST.

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B-192613, NOVEMBER 3, 1978

DIGEST: PROTEST AGAINST CANCELLATION OF CONTRACT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED SINCE MATTER MUST BE RESOLVED BY CONTRACTING PARTIES PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE CONTRACT CANCELLATION PROVISIONS.

FOUR-PHASE SYSTEMS, INC.:

FOUR PHASE SYSTEMS, INC., HAS PROTESTED TO OUR OFFICE THE CANCELLATION BY THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION OF A PURCHASE ORDER FOR SHARED-LOGIC WORD PROCESSING EQUIPMENT.

FOUR PHASE REQUESTS THAT OUR OFFICE DIRECT GSA TO HONOR ITS PURCHASE ORDER OR TERMINATE THE ORDER FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE GOVERNMENT AND ALSO TERMINATE ORDERS WITH OTHER COMPANIES FOR THE SAME TYPE OF EQUIPMENT.

THE MATTER OF THE CANCELLATION OF THE CONTRACT OR ITS TERMINATION FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE GOVERNMENT MUST BE RESOLVED BY THE CONTRACTING PARTIES PURSUANT TO ANY APPLICABLE CONTRACT PROVISIONS AND IS NOT A PROPER MATTER FOR PROTEST TO OUR OFFICE. ARMOUR ELECTRIC COMPANY, B-189249, SEPTEMBER 22, 1977, 77-2 CPD 218, AND JETS SERVICES, INC., B-187919, JANUARY 12, 1977, 77-1 CPD 25.

ACCORDINGLY, WE WILL NOT CONSIDER FOUR-PHASE'S PROTEST.

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