B-228347: Dec 18, 1987

A firm protested the Air Force's reclassification of a solicitation for maintenance services as a small business set-aside, contending that the Air Force: (1) abused its discretion by reclassifying the procurement after it had initially issued the solicitation on an unrestricted basis; and (2) should reimburse it for its bid preparation costs. GAO held that the: (1) Air Force properly reclassified...

B-228347: Dec 18, 1987

PROCUREMENT - Competitive Negotiation - Requests for Proposals - Cancellation - Resolicitation - Propriety PROCUREMENT - Socio-Economic Policies - Small Business Set-Asides - Use - Administrative Discretion Decision to postpone bid opening and reclassify solicitation as a 100 percent small business set-aside after initially issuing solicitation on an unrestricted basis is proper where based upon i...