B-230582: Jun 21, 1988

A firm protested the Forest Service's rejection of its bid and cancellation of a solicitation for reforestation, contending that the Service lacked compelling reason to cancel the solicitation, since its price was reasonable and in line with the Service's cost estimate. GAO held that the Service properly cancelled the solicitation, since it determined that the: (1) bid was unreasonably high; and (...

B-230582: Jun 21, 1988

PROCUREMENT - Competitive Negotiation - Requests for quotations - Cancellation - Justification - Minimum needs standards DIGEST: Contracting agency's cancellation of solicitation for reforestation was proper where the solicitation's provisions did not clearly set forth agency's needs and the record discloses no bad faith or fraud on part of the contracting agency in making its determination. The F...