B-223497, JUL 9, 1986, 86-2 CPD 53
Highlights
QUESTIONS - SOLICITATION CANCELED DIGEST: PROTEST THAT SOLICITATION IS UNDULY RESTRICTIVE IS DISMISSED AS ACADEMIC WHERE THE AGENCY HAS CANCELED THE SOLICITATION. DLA HAS ADVISED US THAT THE REQUISITION IN QUESTION WAS TO BE FULFILLED THROUGH SOLICITATION NO. WHICH WAS CANCELED ON JUNE 12. /1/ OUR OFFICE WILL NOT CONSIDER A PROTEST WHEN THE SOLICITATION UNDERLYING IT HAS BEEN CANCELED SINCE CANCELLATION RENDERS THE PROTEST ACADEMIC. WE DISMISS SCOTT'S PROTEST WHICH WAS PREDICATED UPON THE CANCELED SOLICITATION. /1/ DLA FURTHER ADVISES THAT A NEW SOLICITATION WAS ISSUED ON JUNE 30.
B-223497, JUL 9, 1986, 86-2 CPD 53
CONTRACTS - PROTESTS - MOOT, ACADEMIC, ETC. QUESTIONS - SOLICITATION CANCELED DIGEST: PROTEST THAT SOLICITATION IS UNDULY RESTRICTIVE IS DISMISSED AS ACADEMIC WHERE THE AGENCY HAS CANCELED THE SOLICITATION.
ALAN SCOTT INDUSTRIES, INC.:
BY PROTEST FILED WITH THIS OFFICE ON JUNE 27, 1986, ALAN SCOTT INDUSTRIES (SCOTT) HAS PROTESTED AS UNDULY RESTRICTIVE DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY (DLA) REQUISITION NO. YPM85331-- 025 FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF TOOTH EXTRACTING FORCEPS. DLA HAS ADVISED US THAT THE REQUISITION IN QUESTION WAS TO BE FULFILLED THROUGH SOLICITATION NO. DLA120-86-QA580, DATED JANUARY 17, 1986, WHICH WAS CANCELED ON JUNE 12. /1/
OUR OFFICE WILL NOT CONSIDER A PROTEST WHEN THE SOLICITATION UNDERLYING IT HAS BEEN CANCELED SINCE CANCELLATION RENDERS THE PROTEST ACADEMIC. HILL AVIATION LOGISTICS, B-218824, MAY 16, 1985, 85-1 CPD PARA. 560. ACCORDINGLY, WE DISMISS SCOTT'S PROTEST WHICH WAS PREDICATED UPON THE CANCELED SOLICITATION.
/1/ DLA FURTHER ADVISES THAT A NEW SOLICITATION WAS ISSUED ON JUNE 30, SUBSEQUENT TO THE FILING OF THIS PROTEST.