B-219998.8: Sep 14, 1988

PROCUREMENT - Bid Protests - GAO procedures - Preparation costs DIGEST: Firm is not entitled to recover proposal preparation costs where it has not shown that the contracting agency acted improperly in canceling the solicitation. Claims it is entitled to recover its proposal preparation costs as a result of the cancellation of request for proposals (RFP) No. SAC alleges that the changed circumstan...

B-219998.8: Sep 14, 1988

A firm claimed reimbursement for its bid preparation costs under an Army solicitation for mess services, contending that the Army's unnecessary delay of the procurement led to solicitation cancellation. GAO held that the protester could not recover its bid preparation costs, since the Army properly cancelled the solicitation due to budgetary constraints. Accordingly, the claim was denied...