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B-311137 1 (2008-04-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptavze0001 and id is 1 raw text is: A G A O Comptroller General . Accountability * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability Office DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE Washington, DC 20548 The decision issued on the date below was subject to a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has been approved for public release. Decision Matter of: National Conference Services, Inc. and Direct Marketing Productions, Inc. d/b/a Technology Forums, Inc. File: B-311137 Date: April 25, 2008 Antonio R. Franco, Esq., Jonathan T. Williams, Esq., and Gunjan R. Talati, Esq., Piliero Mazza, PLLC, for the protester. Stephanie A. Kreis, Esq., and William Mayers, Esq., Defense Information System Agency, for the agency. Linda C. Glass, Esq., and Ralph 0. White, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest alleging that an agency unreasonably canceled a request for quotations for conference planning services after the receipt of proposals is denied where: (1) the agency decided to continue its co-sponsorship of an annual conference with a recognized scientific, technical, educational or professional organization, as allowed by the Department of Defense's Joint Ethics Regulation; (2) the agency officials involved have explained that they were using the procurement system in good faith, and were not soliciting contractors for the purpose of bringing pressure on their previous conference co-sponsor; and (3) the agency officials involved concluded that a continued partnership with the previous conference co-sponsor was in the government's best interest. DECISION National Conference Services, Inc. and Direct Marketing Productions, Inc. d/b/a Technology Forums, Inc. (TFI) protests the cancellation of request for quotations (RFQ) No. 254367, issued by the Defense Information System Agency (DISA) for conference meeting, event and trade show support and services for the DISA Customer Partnership Conference. The protester contends that the decision to cancel the RFQ was merely a pretext to avoid competition. We deny the protest. DISA has been hosting its Customer Partnership Conference for the past 5 years, with the Air Force Communications and Electronic Association (AFCEA) serving as

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