B-165510: Dec 16, 1968

DURKIN AND CAPPELLO: REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF OCTOBER 28. WAS OPENED OCTOBER 23. ORIGINALLY WAS TOTALLY SET ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESS. THE CONTRACTING OFFICER GAVE AS HIS REASON FOR WITHDRAWING THE INVITATION FROM SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE THAT HE HAD DETERMINED FROM THE FACTS AVAILABLE TO HIM THAT THERE WAS NO REASONABLE EXPECTATION THAT BIDS COULD BE OBTAINED FROM A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF...

B-165510: Feb 10, 1969

BURNEY AND NESBITT: REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF JANUARY 20. WE ARE UNABLE TO CONCLUDE THAT THE CONTRACTING OFFICER IN MAKING HIS DECISION TO WITHDRAW THE INVITATION FROM SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE ABUSED THE DISCRETION PERMITTED HIM BY LAW. WE RECOGNIZE THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE FOR LOYD W. RICHARDSON CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION TO HAVE PERFORMED THE CONTRACT IN QUESTION. IS ALSO POSSIBLE...