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B-292419.3 1 (2003-11-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacymr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I GAO 7inAccountability * Integrity * Reliability D .. Decision Matter of: SMF Systems Technology Corporation File: B-292419.3 Date: November 26, 2003 William M. Rosen, Esq., for the protester. Merilee D. Rosenberg, Esq., Philip S. Kauffman, Esq., and Phillipa L. Anderson, Esq., Department of Veterans Affairs, for the agency. Michael R. Golden, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Agency determination, in the face of protester's challenge to selection decision, to cancel request for quotations for services under the Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) and to issue an order for services on a noncompetitive basis because the initial competition allegedly was contrary to regulations governing FSS acquisitions and inconsistent with an urgent need to conduct the procurement with minimum delay was not reasonable where the competition conducted was not contrary to applicable regulations and the urgency was primarily the result of the agency's missteps in the acquisition process. DECISION SMF Systems Technology Corporation (SMF) protests the decision of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to cancel request for quotations (RFQ) No. RFQ15198 for video teleconferencing support services for the Air Force Surgeon General (AFSG) and to acquire these services on a noncompetitive basis.' 'The AFSG reports that the office oversees the efforts of nearly 40,000 personnel providing direct medical care to more that 2.7 million beneficiaries worldwide. The AFSG uses full video teleconferencing support on a daily basis as a means to conduct business with staff located throughout the world. The AFSG staff conducts approximately 30 to 40 video teleconferences each week. The topics discussed range from routine organizational issues to reviews of medical operation issues that are literally life and death decisions. Office of the Air Force Surgeon Memorandum at 1. According to the AFSG, the video teleconferencing capability has become (continued...)

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