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[Request for Reconsideration of Claim for Bid Preparation Costs]

B-211484.2: Mar 20, 1984

A firm requested reconsideration of a decision which denied its claim for bid preparation costs because the invitation for bids was canceled. The protester contended that the Air Force did not comply with its own regulations in canceling the solicitation. GAO held that, even if the Air Force had violated its own rules, such internal guidelines do not have the force of law. Further, the protester d...

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B-211484.2, MAR 20, 1984

B-211484.2: Mar 20, 1984

DIGEST: PRIOR DECISION IS AFFIRMED WHERE REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION FAILS TO RAISE NEW ISSUES OF FACT OR TO DEMONSTRATE THAT ERRORS OF LAW EXIST IN THE PRIOR DECISION. OUR PRIOR DECISION IS AFFIRMED. WEST COAST WAS NOT ENTITLED TO BID PREPARATION COSTS. EVEN IF WEST COAST IS CORRECT IN ITS ASSERTION. SUCH INTERNAL GUIDELINES DO NOT HAVE THE FORCE AND EFFECT OF LAW. OUR OFFICE WILL NOT REVERSE OR...

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