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B-190254, NOV 28, 1977

B-190254 Nov 28, 1977
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REQUEST FOR REVIEW OF CONTRACT AWARD BY RECIPIENT OF FEDERAL GRANT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED SINCE MATTERS RAISED HAVE BEEN DECIDED ON THE MERITS BY COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION. IT IS THE POLICY OF OUR OFFICE NOT TO DECIDE MATTERS WHICH HAVE BEEN DECIDED ON THE MERITS IN A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION. WE WILL TAKE NO ACTION ON THIS MATTER.

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B-190254, NOV 28, 1977

REQUEST FOR REVIEW OF CONTRACT AWARD BY RECIPIENT OF FEDERAL GRANT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED SINCE MATTERS RAISED HAVE BEEN DECIDED ON THE MERITS BY COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION.

PULLMAN STANDARD, INC.:

PULLMAN STANDARD, INC. (PULLMAN), HAS REQUESTED OUR REVIEW OF THE AWARD OF A CONTRACT BY THE GREATER CLEVELAND REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY, THE RECIPIENT OF A GRANT FROM THE URBAN MASS TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION.

IN ADDITION TO REQUESTING OUR REVIEW, PULLMAN SOUGHT JUDICIAL RELIEF IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (CIVIL ACTION NO. 77-1686). THE COURT, AFTER CONSIDERING THE MERITS, ENTERED JUDGMENT FOR THE DEFENDANTS ON OCTOBER 25, 1977.

IT IS THE POLICY OF OUR OFFICE NOT TO DECIDE MATTERS WHICH HAVE BEEN DECIDED ON THE MERITS IN A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION. GRUMMAN ECOSYSTEMS CORPORATION, B-184617, OCTOBER 24, 1975, 75-2 CPD 252.

ACCORDINGLY, WE WILL TAKE NO ACTION ON THIS MATTER.

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