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B-183658 1 (1975-08-07)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadckd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: D C I ES THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION ~OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 FILE: B-183658 DATE: August 7, 1975 MATTER OF: Ainslie Corporation DIGEST: 1. Request for recommendation that RFP be canceled and.that sole source award be negotiated with protester who allegedly cannot effectively compete-under RFP is denied since contracting officer's determination to competitively negotiate was reasonable in light of mandate of 10 U.S.C. § 2304(g), to obtain maximum competition and fact that .competition exists since at least two firms are capable of competing under RFP. 2. Request that IFB for electrical shelters be reinstated under which award had been made to one of protester's competitors and subsequently terminated for convenience of Government is not recommended because agency committed itself in terms of substantial engineering effort and money to adapting a different type of electrical shelter to program requirements. Therefore, Government's minimum needs have changed and electrical shelters under IFB no longer satisfy those needs. 3. For purposes of granting relief, GAO cannot consider equities of situation where protester has allegedly been effectively precluded from competing in procurement without specific statutory authority. There is no such statutory grant of authority applicable to protester's request for relief. 4. Fact that agency did not substantially comply with represen- tation made to United States District Court regarding intent to meet needs in-house rather than procure outside of Govern- ment is matter properly for consideration of Court, and no opinion is expressed thereon. The Ainslie Corporation (Ainslie) protests award of any contract under request for proposals (RFP) N00228-75-R-2268 issue by the Naval Supply Center, Oakland, California, for 22 electrical equipment shelters S-280 ( )/G (107 shelters). - 1 -

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