B-210541, FEB 1, 1983
Highlights
DIGEST: PROTEST OF PROCUREMENT FOR NONAPPROPRIATED FUND ACTIVITY IS DISMISSED AS GAO HAS NO AUTHORITY TO CONSIDER A BID PROTEST THAT DOES NOT INVOLVE THE EXPENDITURE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS. THE PROTEST IS DISMISSED.
B-210541, FEB 1, 1983
DIGEST: PROTEST OF PROCUREMENT FOR NONAPPROPRIATED FUND ACTIVITY IS DISMISSED AS GAO HAS NO AUTHORITY TO CONSIDER A BID PROTEST THAT DOES NOT INVOLVE THE EXPENDITURE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS.
PINKERTON'S, INC.:
PINKERTON'S, INC., PROTESTS THE AWARD OF A CONTRACT FOR SECURITY SERVICES TO BURNS INTERNATIONAL SECURITY, INC., BY THE ARMY & AIR FORCE EXCHANGE SERVICE UNDER SOLICITATION NO. AAFES-PRS-82-4-82-074.
THE ARMY HAS ADVISED US THAT THE PROCUREMENT DOES NOT INVOLVE THE EXPENDITURE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS. OUR OFFICE HAS NO AUTHORITY TO CONSIDER A PROTEST CONCERNING PROCUREMENTS THAT DO NOT INVOLVE THE EXPENDITURE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS. BENDE & SONS, INC., B-205600, JANUARY 11, 1982, 82-1 CPD 27.
THE PROTEST IS DISMISSED.