B-212996.2: Aug 1, 1984

FORMALLY ADVERTISED PROCUREMENT MAY HAVE A VALID CLAIM FOR BID AND PROPOSAL PREPARATION COSTS IF IT CAN SHOW THAT BECAUSE OF ARBITRARY OR CAPRICIOUS AGENCY ACTION IT WAS INDUCED TO INCUR THE COSTS OF PARTICIPATING IN THE PROCUREMENT. FORMALLY ADVERTISED PROCUREMENT IS DENIED WHERE THE RECORD DOES NOT INDICATE THAT THE AGENCY MISLED OFFERORS INTO BELIEVING THAT THE OWNER OF PROPRIETARY DATA NEEDED...

B-212996.2: Aug 1, 1984

A firm claimed bid and proposal preparation costs it incurred in connection with a Navy request for technical proposals and an invitation for bids. The claimant contended that the Navy misled offerers into believing that a manufacturer was committed to providing required data and that the issuance of the solicitation without ensuring that the data would be made available was reckless, arbitrary, a...