B-220878: Dec 5, 1985

A firm protested a Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) contract award for presort mail services, contending that FmHA improperly changed its requirements after bid opening in order to award the contract to another firm. GAO noted that, after the award, FmHA discovered that the solicitation restrictions altered the scope of work and, consequently, the specifications did not adequately describe its n...

B-220878: Dec 5, 1985

QUESTIONS - CONTRACT TERMINATED FOR CONVENIENCE DIGEST: PROTEST AGAINST AWARD TO ANOTHER FIRM IS ACADEMIC WHEN THE CONTRACT IN QUESTION HAS BEEN 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 HAS BEEN TERMINATED AND THE REQUIREMENT W...