B-206999.6: Dec 6, 1982

In response to a request from the U.S. Claims Court for an advisory opinion, GAO reviewed the case of a firm which protested a solicitation cancellation by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a contract for the public sale of certain documents maintained by FCC and duplication services. The central issue was whether the existence of inaccuracies in the solicitation's volume estimates p...

B-206999.6: Dec 6, 1982

BIDS - ESTIMATES OF GOVERNMENT - FAULTY - CANCELLATION OF INVITATION - INCUMBENT CONTRACTOR'S ADVANTAGE - UNFAIRNESS POSSIBILITY AN AGENCY'S CANCELLATION OF A SOLICITATION AFTER BID OPENING IS NOT UNREASONABLE WHERE THE ESTIMATED QUANTITIES IN THE SOLICITATION FOR THE MAJOR PORTION OF WORK ARE BASED ON QUARTERLY REPORTS OF THE INCUMBENT CONTRACTOR. IT REASONABLY APPEARED THAT THE INCUMBENT CONTRAC...