A member's widow requested reconsideration of the disallowance of her claim for reimbursement for transportation of her household goods incident to the retirement of her late husband. She was not entitled to reimbursement since shipment of the goods was not made until more than 3 years after the member's retirement and more than 1 year after his death; reimbursement for such expenses is allowable...

A company protested the agency's use of conventional negotiation techniques in a small business set-aside procurement. The use of negotiation techniques was not proper even though the agency contended that it could not achieve the desired quality of services through advertisement of the specifications. The procurement should be canceled and resolicited through formal advertising...