B-208836: Aug 2, 1983

A firm protested the Army's cancellation of a purchase order for a dictating system at an Army hospital. The purchase order, which was issued to the protester under a nonmandatory Automatic Data and Telecommunications Service (ADTS) schedule contract, was canceled to permit award for comparable equipment under another firm's mandatory Federal Supply Service (FSS) schedule contract. The protester a...

B-208836: Aug 2, 1983

ALTHOUGH GAO NORMALLY WILL NOT CONSIDER PROTEST OF AGENCY DECISION TO CANCEL CONTRACT. GAO WILL CONSIDER PROTEST OF CANCELLATION BASED ON AN ALLEGED IMPROPRIETY IN THE AWARD PROCESS. 2. AWARD MAY NOT BE MADE UNDER A NON-MANDATORY AUTOMATIC DATA AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE (ADTS) SCHEDULE CONTRACT WHEN COMPARABLE EQUIPMENT SATISFYING THE PROCURING AGENCY'S MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS IS LISTED UNDER A...