B-220613: Feb 5, 1986

A firm protested the Air Force's post-bid-opening cancellation of a solicitation for the maintenance and support of fixed, mobile, and portable radios, contending that: (1) none of the bidders were prejudiced by inconsistencies in the numbers of radios to be serviced which were discovered after the second low bidder filed a protest; and (2) the Air Force could have met its needs by awarding the co...

B-220613: Feb 5, 1986

IS UNREASONABLE WHERE AWARD WOULD RESULT IN SATISFYING THE GOVERNMENT'S NEEDS AND WOULD NOT PREJUDICE BIDDERS. THE PROTEST IS SUSTAINED. THE REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF THE PROTESTER'S COSTS IS DENIED. THE SECOND LOW BIDDER FILED A PROTEST WITH THE AIR FORCE ALLEGING THAT THE SPECIFICATIONS WERE DEFECTIVE BECAUSE OF AN INCONSISTENCY BETWEEN SECTIONS B AND C OF THE IFB. WOULD HAVE OBLIGATED THE CO...