B-286967: Mar 22, 2001

A firm protested the Customs Service's cancellation of solicitation for power supply services, contending that although the solicitation was ambiguous, its technically acceptable bid should have been selected for award. GAO held that the Customs Service reasonably determined that the solicitation was ambiguous and overstated its needs. Accordingly, the protest was denied...

B-286967: Mar 22, 2001

DIGEST Agency's cancellation of a solicitation for an uninterruptible power supply system is reasonable where the solicitation was ambiguous and/or overstated the agency's minimum needs. Contending that the agency's evaluation of its proposal and selection of Commercial Air's proposal for award were unreasonable. Should have been rejected as technically unacceptable because they did not offer to c...