[Protest of FERC Contract Award for Information Management Services]

A firm protested a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) contract award for information management services, contending that: (1) FERC improperly required the awardee to hire its employees; and (2) since the integrity of the competitive procurement process was compromised, FERC should resolicit for the required services. GAO held that: (1) since the protester was not in line for award, it was not sufficiently interested to protest; (2) it was not improper for the prospective awardee to recruit the incumbent contractor's employees; (3) the protester's allegations concerned the awardee's alleged improper business practices, and it would not consider a dispute between private parties; and (4) it had no authority to determine what information government agencies had to disclose in connection with a bid protest. Accordingly, the protest was dismissed.