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B-250863 1 (1993-01-05)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadoee0001 and id is 1 raw text is: C~so n 0. semi 4dk S.atted BUSS waa..j . 04 Decision matter of: Comspace Corporation File: B-250863 Date. January 5, 1993 I, Becker for the protester. Hugh J, Hurwitz, Esq., Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, for the agency. Tania L. Calhoun, Esq., and Christine S. Melody, Esq, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DI GIST Where agency initially listed a suggested source of supply for two items called for under invitation for bids (IFB) but subsequently canceled the IFS and issued a new solicitation which requires the use of the designated source, claim for cost of preparing bid submitted under the canceled IF3 is denied since there is no evidence of bad faith or that the agency acted arbitrarily or capriciously in issuing the IFB. DcICSICo Comspac~e Corporation protests the issuance of request for proposals (RFP) No. IPI-0183-92, by Federal Prison Industries, Inc., d/b/a UNICOR, for various items of fasten- ing hardware. Comspace complains that the RFP is a dupli- cate of a previous uncanceled solicitation, invitation for bids (IFB) No. 229PI-0015-92, under which it was the low bidder.' Comspace argues that the IFB was defective, as indicated by the terms of the RFP; consequently, Comspace claims it is entitled to recover its bid preparation costs. We deny the claim for costs. The IFS was issued on February 19, 1992, pursuant to a contract UNICOR held with the Department of the Army for battery boxes. The IFB required prices on four types of catches, locks, latches and strikes, and the necessary tooling for each item. The fasteners were to conform with various specifications and drawings included in the solici- tation; the specifications and drawings for two of the line 'In its protest, Comspace erroneously referred to the IFB in question as IFS No. 1PI-0183/92.

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