B-232130.2,B-232130.3: Dec 9, 1988

A firm protested the Air Force's cancellation of a solicitation for batteries, contending that the Air Force improperly: (1) cancelled the solicitation based on erroneous specifications and urgent need; and (2) allowed another bidder in the competitive range. GAO held that the: (1) Air Force reasonably cancelled the solicitation, which contained defective specifications that overstated its needs,...

B-232130.2,B-232130.3: Dec 9, 1988

Contracting agency's decision to cancel a request for proposals for supplying batteries was reasonable where: (1) the solicitation contained an obsolete drawing with the incorrect dimensions that overstated the agency's minimum needs. Protest alleging that the contracting agency improperly included another offeror's proposal in the competitive range is academic where the contracting agency properl...