B-213059: May 22, 1984

A firm protested the Navy's cancellation of a solicitation, contending that: (1) the purported defects in the solicitation were minor and did not provide a proper basis for cancellation after bids had been opened; and (2) the cancellation represented a bad faith effort to circumvent the Small Business Administration's (SBA) authority to conclusively determine all matters of a small business concer...

B-213059: May 22, 1984

THE USE OF SPECIFICATIONS WHICH DO NOT ADEQUATELY DESCRIBE THE GOVERNMENT'S ACTUAL NEEDS PROVIDES A COMPELLING REASON TO CANCEL AN INVITATION AFTER BID OPENING WHERE NECESSARY REVISIONS TO THE SPECIFICATIONS ARE MATERIAL. 2. DOES NOT COMPEL THE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE AN AWARD IF THE SPECIFICATIONS ARE FOUND DEFECTIVE. WAS ISSUED A CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY (COC) BY THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (S...