B-233148: Nov 28, 1988

A firm protested the Navy's cancellation of a solicitation and subsequent decision to perform the required services in-house. GAO held that it would not: (1) consider the protest, since the protester untimely filed its agency-level protest more than 10 working days after it knew the basis for protest; and (2) review the Navy's determination to perform the services in-house, since that was a matter...

B-233148: Nov 28, 1988

Protest against cancellation of request for proposals will not be considered where the initial agency-level protest was not timely filed. General Accounting Office will not review an agency's determination to perform services in-house rather than by contracting out unless agency has issued a solicitation for purposes of cost comparison under Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76. The Navy...