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G A A Comptroller General
of the United States
United States Government Accountability Office
Washington, DC 20548
Decision
Matter of: Canon USA, Inc.
File: B-311254.2
Date: June 10, 2008
Andrew Mohr, Esq., Cohen Mohr LLP, for the protester.
Colonel David P. Harney, Department of the Army, and Michael D. Tully, Esq.,
General Services Administration, for the agencies.
Eric M. Ransom, Esq., and Christine S. Melody, Esq., Office of General Counsel,
GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST
Protest that contracting agency improperly cancelled an order under a Federal
Supply Schedule (FSS) blanket purchase agreement is denied where the protester's
FSS contract expired before the order was issued.
DECISION
Canon USA, Inc. protests the cancellation of an order issued to it by the Department
of the Army under request for quotations (RFQ) No. W9124A-08-T-0010, for digital
copier services.
We deny the protest.
In February 2004, pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) § 8.405-3, the
Army established blanket purchase agreements (BPA) with eight contractors holding
Group 36 General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule (FSS)
contracts for photocopiers. Canon was one of the eight contractors, and was issued
a BPA on February 23. The BPA had a 5-year term.
In September 2007, Canon and GSA began to negotiate the renewal of Canon's FSS
contract, which was set to expire on October 31. These negotiations ultimately
failed. On September 27, concerned about the effect that the expiration of the FSS
contract would have on its BPA, Canon contacted the Army to determine whether
any action was required to maintain its BPA as a viable ordering vehicle. In
response, the Army's contract specialist advised Canon by email that [a]ccording to
our contract.., the Term of the BPA is 5 years from date of award. This would
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