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B-421668 Aug 14, 2023 1 (2023-08-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaopax0001 and id is 1 raw text is: U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Comptroller General Washington, DC 20548 of the United States Decision Matter of: Levi Mason Trading File: B-421668 Date: August 14, 2023 Adam Rickenbach for the protester. Lesley Walter, Esq., and Mandy W. Chiles, Esq., Defense Logistics Agency, for the agency. Heather Weiner, Esq., and Jennifer D. Westfall-McGrail, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protest seeking payment for partial performance of costs incurred for the solicited flex barrier system is dismissed because the protester's challenge presents a question of contract administration not for our consideration as part of our bid protest function. 2. Protest that agency acted in bad faith in deciding to cancel the procurement is denied where there is no indication in the record that the agency's actions constituted bad faith. DECISION Levi Mason Trading, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business located in West Boylston, Massachusetts, protests the decision of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to cancel purchase order No. SPMYM2-23-P-1391, which was issued to Levi Mason without the contracting officer's signature, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. SPMYM223Q1144, for a flex barrier system. The protester argues that it is entitled to payment for partial performance as a result of costs it incurred in procuring the material required to produce the flex barrier system prior to the cancellation. The protester also asserts that the agency's cancellation of the purchase order was improper because it constituted a breach of fair and honest bid practice.1 Protest at 5. We dismiss the protest in part and deny the protest in part. 1 The protester elected to file and pursue its protest pro se, that is, without counsel. Therefore, our Office did not issue a protective order in this matter. Accordingly, in certain areas, our discussion is general in nature to avoid reference to non-public information.

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