B-195054, JUN 21, 1979
Highlights
PROTEST IS DISMISSED BECAUSE PROTESTER. THERE IS NO BASIS FOR US TO REVIEW THE AIR FORCE'S DECISION. THE PROTESTER'S RECOURSE IS TO PURSUE ITS DISCLOSURE REMEDY UNDER FOIA PROCEDURES. THE PROTEST IS DISMISSED BECAUSE PROTESTER RAISES NO PROTESTABLE ISSUE.
B-195054, JUN 21, 1979
DIGEST: GAO HAS NO AUTHORITY UNDER FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT TO DETERMINE WHAT INFORMATION GOVERNMENT AGENCIES MUST DISCLOSE. PROTEST IS DISMISSED BECAUSE PROTESTER, A POTENTIAL SUBCONTRACTOR UNDER A GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT, RAISES NO PROTESTABLE ISSUE.
CALIFORNIA COMPUTER PRODUCTS, INC.:
CALIFORNIA COMPUTER PRODUCTS, INC. (CALCOMP) PROTESTS THE REFUSAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE (AIR FORCE) TO PROVIDE, UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. SEC. 552 (1976), A LIST OF THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF THE FIRMS TO WHICH THE AIR FORCE SENT A COPY OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) F11628-78-R-0012. CALCOMP REQUESTED THIS LIST IN ORDER TO MAKE PROPOSALS AS A SUBCONTRACTOR TO THE RECIPIENTS OF THE RFP.
OUR OFFICE HAS NO AUTHORITY UNDER FOIA TO DETERMINE WHAT INFORMATION MUST BE DISCLOSED BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. THEREFORE, THERE IS NO BASIS FOR US TO REVIEW THE AIR FORCE'S DECISION. THE PROTESTER'S RECOURSE IS TO PURSUE ITS DISCLOSURE REMEDY UNDER FOIA PROCEDURES. INTASA, B-191877, NOVEMBER 15, 1978, 78-2 CPD 347.
THE PROTEST IS DISMISSED BECAUSE PROTESTER RAISES NO PROTESTABLE ISSUE.