To be more precise, they cancelled it because of the outcry.
Via CNS News:
The Utah National Guard has cancelled its order for $47,174 in mechanical bulls.
CNSNews.com had reported the order on Monday in a story that was linked to the Drudge Report and cited on Fox News.
A cancellation notice for the contract was posted on the General Services Administration (GSA) website at 9:32 AM Thursday.
Press Information Officer Lt. Col. Hank McIntire of the Utah National Guard tells CNSNews.com there never really was a contract, “There were glitches in the contracting process. So, no contract was ever drawn up or consummated.”
When asked if he could tell CNSNews.com what the specific glitches were, McIntire replied, “No.”