A firm protested a contract award to another firm under a Navy solicitation for produce display cases, contending that the Navy improperly rejected its bid as nonresponsive. GAO held that the protest was academic because the Navy subsequently determined that the solicitation specifications were inadequate and announced its intent to terminate the awarded contract for convenience and resolicit the...

QUESTIONS - CONTRACT TERMINATED FOR CONVENIENCE DIGEST: PROTEST AGAINST REJECTION OF BID AS NONRESPONSIVE AND AWARD TO ANOTHER FIRM IS ACADEMIC WHEN THE CONTRACT IN QUESTION IS BEING TERMINATED FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE GOVERNMENT BECAUSE THE CONTRACTING AGENCY DISCOVERED AFTER AWARD THAT THE SPECIFICATIONS DID NOT ADEQUATELY DESCRIBE ITS NEEDS. SINCE THE AWARD UNDER THE ORIGINAL SOLICITATION WIL...