B-183306, AUG 7, 1975
Highlights
GAO WILL NOT PURSUE PROTEST WHEN ISSUES BECOME ACADEMIC BY PROTESTER'S ACCEPTANCE OF CONTRACT WITHOUT EXCEPTION. F05602-75-M-1161 WAS ISSUED ON JUNE 28. IT IS OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT CENTRAL ACCEPTED THE CONTRACT AWARD WITHOUT EXCEPTION. OUR OFFICE WILL NOT PURSUE THE MATTER FURTHER.
B-183306, AUG 7, 1975
GAO WILL NOT PURSUE PROTEST WHEN ISSUES BECOME ACADEMIC BY PROTESTER'S ACCEPTANCE OF CONTRACT WITHOUT EXCEPTION.
CENTRAL DATA PROCESSING, INC.:
BY TELEGRAM OF FEBRUARY 26, 1975, CENTRAL DATA PROCESSING, INC. (CENTRAL), PROTESTED THE INCLUSION OF THE SERVICE CONTRACT ACT (41 U.S.C. SEC. 351 ET SEQ. (1970)) IN INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB) F05602-75 B-0021, ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE CENTER, DENVER, COLORADO, FOR THE CONVERSION OF LEGAL TEXT TO MAGNETIC TAPE.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROTEST, CENTRAL SUBMITTED THE LOW BID ON THE BASIS OF PAYING WAGES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE WAGE DETERMINATION ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE ACT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. ON JUNE 27, 1975, THE AIR FORCE AWARDED CONTRACT NO. F05602-75-C-0019 TO THE PROTESTER. AS OF JULY 7, 1975, ONE DELIVERY ORDER, F05602-75-M-1161 WAS ISSUED ON JUNE 28, 1975, IN THE AMOUNT OF $393,997.50. IT IS OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT CENTRAL ACCEPTED THE CONTRACT AWARD WITHOUT EXCEPTION.
IN THIS POSTURE IT APPEARS THE ISSUE RAISED BY THE PROTESTER HAS BEEN RENDERED ACADEMIC. ACCORDINGLY, OUR OFFICE WILL NOT PURSUE THE MATTER FURTHER. SEE MATANUSKA TELEPHONE ASSOCIATION, INC.; INTERIOR TELEPHONE COMPANY, B-179500, JULY 25, 1974; PACIFIC ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS, INCORPORATED, B-179633, FEBRUARY 12, 1975.