B-221862: May 28, 1986

Three firms protested the Department of the Interior's cancellation of a solicitation for theatre chairs after a non-profit organization proposed to donate them, contending that: (1) Interior's stated reason for the cancellation was not true; (2) it was through the offerers' responses that the non-profit organization was able to identify the chairs for donation; (3) Interior may have violated laws...

B-221862: May 28, 1986

DOES NOT APPLY TO A PROCUREMENT CONDUCTED BY A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION USING PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS EVEN THOUGH THE PROPERTY WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF THE PROCUREMENT IS SUBSEQUENTLY DONATED TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. CLAIM FOR PROPOSAL PREPARATION AND PROTEST FILING COSTS IS DENIED WHERE PROTEST AGAINST CANCELLATION OF SOLICITATION IS DENIED. OFFERORS WERE TO SUBMIT CHAIR PROTOTYPES (OF THREE DIFFERE...