B-262244: Nov 21, 1995

A firm protested the cancellation of an Army solicitation for structure painting and repair, contending that the Army: (1) did not have a compelling reason to cancel the solicitation after bid opening; and (2) should have made award to it, since it was the low bidder. GAO held that the Army properly cancelled the solicitation after bid opening and resolicited its requirements to: (1) clarify certa...

B-262244: Nov 21, 1995

Cancellation of solicitation after bid opening was proper where solicitation limited the government's right to place work orders such that it would not meet the government's actual minimum needs. Berendse contends that the agency did not have a compelling reason to cancel the IFB after the bids had been opened. That Berendse is entitled to award as the apparent low. The maximum dollar value of del...