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B-275539 1 (1997-03-03)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptafuw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: oComptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE A protected decision was issued on the date below and was subject to a GAO Protective Order. This version has been redacted or approved by the parties involved for public release. Matter of: Switlik Parachute Company, Inc. File: B-275539 Date: March 3, 1997 Glenn L. Blackwell, Esq. and Ruth E. Ganister, Esq., Rosenthal and Ganister, for the protester. Carolyn E. Riemer, Esq., and Harry D. Boonin, Esq., Department of the Navy, for the agency. Marie Penny Ahearn, Esq., and John M. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Contracting agency's decision to cancel solicitation and resolicit requirement after termination of an improper contract award, rather than make award to protester under original solicitation, was unobjectionable where requirement significantly increased since issuance of original solicitation, and a consolidated procurement for the increased quantity offers potential cost savings and reduced administrative costs and burdens. DECISION Switlik Parachute Company, Inc. protests the cancellation of request for proposals (RFP) No. N00383-96-R-P612, issued by the Department of the Navy for anti- exposure hood assemblies, which provide insulated protection to military air crew members. Switlik argues that, rather than canceling the RFP, the agency should have made award to Switlik as the low offeror under the RFP. We deny the protest. The RFP was issued on June 29, 1996 for a total of 3,165 hood assemblies, with delivery of 2,327 units to Norfolk, Virginia (CLIN 0001AA) and 838 units to San Diego, California (CLIN 0001AB). The RFP was subject to a qualified products list, with only Mustang Engineering Tech Apparel and Switlik qualified to provide the item; it also required first article testing. On October 22, 1996, after receiving offers from Switlik (lowest price) and Mustang and twice extending the closing date, the Navy issued amendment No. 0003, which 1227310

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