B-218537: Jun 12, 1985

A firm protested a Defense Logistics Agency decision to delete a quantity of items from a small business set-aside solicitation which had warned bidders of the possible deletion should the exercise of a previous contract's options prove more advantageous to the government. The protester contended that the exercise of the options was prohibited by Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) because the o...

B-218537: Jun 12, 1985

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - CONTRACTS - CONTRACTING WITH OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - PROCUREMENT UNDER 8(A) PROGRAM - WITHDRAWAL OF PROCUREMENT DIGEST: PROTEST THAT AGENCY VIOLATED REGULATIONS BY REMOVING WORK PREVIOUSLY RESERVED UNDER THE SECTION 8(A) PROGRAM (IN THE FORM OF OPEN 8(A) CONTRACT OPTIONS) FROM A NON-8(A) PROCUREMENT (IN WHICH IT HAD BEEN INADVERTENTLY INCLUDED) BECAUSE THE REMOV...