B-219668.2: Apr 23, 1986

A firm requested reconsideration of the denial of its protest against a Social Security Administration (SSA) solicitation cancellation. SSA cancelled the solicitation because it determined that none of the offerers were technically acceptable. However, the protester contended that SSA had applied different evaluation criteria than those in the solicitation. While GAO agreed that SSA had improperly...

B-219668.2: Apr 23, 1986

CANCELLATION IS REASONABLE WHERE IT IS SUPPORTED BY OTHER PROPER GROUNDS. THAT NONE OF THE OFFERORS WAS TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE. WE FOUND THAT THE CANCELLATION NEVERTHELESS WAS PROPER IN VIEW OF SSA'S PLANS TO PERFORM SOME OF THE WORK IN-HOUSE AND THE NEED TO REVISE THE SCOPE OF WORK UNDER THE RFP. INFORMATION REGARDING SSA'S PLANS FOR IN- HOUSE PERFORMANCE AND REVISING THE SCOPE OF WORK WAS SET OU...