Computer Associates International, Inc.--Reconsideration.B-292077.6 May 5, 2004 Protest: Computer Associates International, Inc. (CA) requests reconsideration of our decision in Computer Assocs. Int'l, Inc., B-292077.3 et al., Jan. 22, 2004, 2004 CPD CPD citrate phosphate dextrose; see anticoagulant citrate phosphate dextrose solution, under solution. Cephalopelvic disproportion (CPD) [micro] ____, denying CA's protest of the issuance of a purchase order to Serena Software, Inc. under request for quotations (RFQ RFQ Request For Quote RFQ Request For Quotation RFQ Request for Qualifications (part of a potential client's preliminary selection process) RFQ Radio Frequency Quadrupole (accelerator technology) ) No. RFQ-OPPM-3-1007VT, issued by the Office of Procurement and Property Management, Department of Agriculture (USDA USDA, n.pr See United States Department of Agriculture. ), for quotations from Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) vendors for "change management" software. Decision: We deny the request for reconsideration Decision Summary: Prior decision properly held that agency could lawfully issue purchase order to vendor at price quoted in response to request for quotations, notwithstanding language in quotation indicating that it was valid through a specified date and order was issued after that date; quotations are not offers, and vendors are not bound to honor them, so that the concept of an acceptance period has no application to quotations. |
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