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Protest Against Cancellation of Invitation After Bid Opening

B-184304: Jan 14, 1976

The protester objected to the cancellation of an invitation for bids after bid opening. The cancellation and resolicitation were not unreasonable as the record indicated that the solicitation failed to include a mandatory Federal specification, and the specifications as set forth were otherwise inadequate, ambiguous, or deficient. The failure of the agency to refer the matter of the small business...

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B-184304, JAN 14, 1976

B-184304: Jan 14, 1976

CANCELLATION OF IFB AFTER BID OPENING AND RESOLICITATION FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE VEHICLES IS NOT UNREASONABLE WHERE RECORD INDICATES IFB FAILED TO INCLUDE MANDATORY FEDERAL SPECIFICATION AND SPECIFICATIONS AS SET FORTH WERE OTHERWISE INADEQUATE. WHERE SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN WAS REJECTED AS NONRESPONSIBLE FOR LACK OF CAPACITY. FAILURE OF PROCURING ACTIVITY TO REFER MATTER TO SBA PURSUANT TO FPR...

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