Lost in the mail
The USPS had an interagency agreement under the Economy Act with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for postage. Under the IAA, USPS used Auctane (stamps.com) to supply the postage for the EEOC. When the government cut a purchase order to Auctane without competition, Pitney Bowes protested. But, here, apparently, the EEOC's use of a purchase order was not for new services, but instead "to effectuate payment of goods (postage) obtained through the IAA." That's because, previously, a "technical error with the platform prevented the payment of postage from being deducted from the EEOC's account," and the purchase order was intended to cover that cost. As a result, the GAO rejected Pitney's claim because it had "no basis to question the propriety of the IAA."