B-290416,B-290416.2: Jul 25, 2002

A firm protested the modification of a lease awarded by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for the provision of building space for a VA medical facility in Canton, Ohio, contending that a recompetition of the lease is now necessary due to an alleged out-of-scope modification to the lease. GAO held that the substituted site meets solicitation's geographical requirements and the modification do...

B-290416,B-290416.2: Jul 25, 2002

So that resolicitation of agency's space requirements is not necessary. So that overall effort under modified lease remains essentially the same as was contemplated under the original solicitation for offers. Chose not to compete for the lease it is now challenging. That a recompetition of the lease is now necessary due to an alleged out-of-scope modification to POC's lease. HG contends that the l...