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B-414643.2 1 (2017-08-11)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadtrw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GO U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Comptroller General Washington, DC 20548 of the United States Decision Matter of: Bluehorse Corporation File: B-414643.2 Date: August 11, 2017 Akenaten Bluehorse for the protester. Alexis J. Bernstein, Esq., Capt. Justin D. Haselden, Capt. Christopher T. Heck, Col. C. Taylor Smith, Department of the Air Force, for the agency. Young H. Cho, Esq., and Christina Sklarew, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest challenging agency's decision to cancel a proposed sole-source procurement in response to a prior protest is dismissed where the protester is no longer an interested party to challenge the procurement. DECISION Bluehorse Corporation, of Reno, Nevada, protests the decision by the Department of the Air Force to cancel its proposed sole-source procurement in response to an earlier protest filed by Bluehorse challenging the terms of presolicitation No. F3L3EA6238A002, for Taser X26P conducted electrical weapons (CEW) and related accessories. We dismiss the protest because the protester is not an interested party. On May 2, 2017, the Air Force issued presolicitation No. F3L3EA6238A002, expressing its intent to award, on a sole-source basis, a purchase order to Aardvark, the sole authorized distributor of TASER products for federal agencies. Agency Report (AR), Tab 2, Presolicitation Notice at 1. The presolicitation notice advised that the Air Force was proceeding under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. Id. The notice also advised that the Taser X26P is the only current CEW approved for use by Air Force personnel. Id. On May 3, Bluehorse filed a protest with our Office challenging the presolicitation notice as unduly restrictive of competition and alleging that the agency failed to conduct

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