B-216632: Feb 27, 1985

A firm protested the Veterans Administration's (VA) partial cancellation of its contract for oxygen service, arguing that, although VA had discovered an error in the evaluation method which prompted the cancellation, it should have been permitted to perform the entire contract. GAO noted that it is appropriate for the government to correct such a mistake by terminating the improperly awarded contr...

B-216632: Feb 27, 1985

CONTRACTS - TERMINATION - PROPRIETY DIGEST: AGENCY'S DECISION TO TERMINATE AWARD WAS JUSTIFIED WHERE AWARD WAS BASED ON AN ERRONEOUS EVALUATION OF BIDS AND PROTESTER WAS NOT ENTITLED TO AWARD ON ITEM TERMINATED. BIDS WERE SOLICITED FOR OXYGEN CONCENTRATORS. WHICHEVER IS MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE GOVERNMENT. BIDS WILL BE EVALUATED ON THE BASIS OF ADDITIONAL COST TO THE GOVERNMENT THAT MIGHT RESULT F...