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B-415064.2 1 (2018-02-01)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaduiw0001 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 DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE The decision issued on the date below was subject to a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has Decison been for release. Matter of: Veterans Electric, LLC File: B-415064.2 Date: February 1, 2018 Joseph A. Whitcomb, Esq., and Daniel C. McAuliffe, Esq., Whitcomb, Selinsky, McAuliffe, PC, for the protester. Donald C. Mobly, Esq., and Brian R. Reed, Esq., Department of Veterans Affairs, for the agency. Stephanie B. Magnell, Esq., and Amy B. Pereira, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Agency has a compelling reason to cancel invitation for bids after bid opening where after bid opening the design specifications were no longer accurate and the agency's needs changed. DECISION Veterans Electric, LLC, of Colgate, Wisconsin, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB), protests the cancellation of invitation for bids (IFB) No. VA-69D- 17-B-0319, which was issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for the removal and replacement of obsolete fire alarm devices at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. The VA cancelled the IFB as part of its corrective action in an earlier protest by Veterans Electric that alleged that the IFB was ambiguous, contained obvious errors, and was structured to prevent competition by requiring replacement fire alarm devices to be obtained from the manufacturer. The protester now contends that the VA lacked a compelling reason for the cancellation of the IFB. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND On February 3, 2017, the agency issued the IFB under the provisions of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 14. The solicitation was set aside for SDVOSBs and

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