B-186357: May 4, 1976

The protester objected to the award of a contract granting a concession on behalf of a nonappropriated fund activity. The contract did not involve either the expenditure of appropriated funds or the receipt of funds allocable to an account of the United States. The GAO bid protest jurisdiction is based on its account settlement authority, and GAO has no settlement authority with regard to nonappro...

B-186357: May 4, 1976

GAO MAY NOT RENDER AUTHORITATIVE DECISION ON PROTEST OF CONCESSION CONTRACT AWARDED ON BEHALF OF NONAPPROPRIATED FUND ACTIVITY SINCE BID PROTEST JURISDICTION IS BASED ON ACCOUNT SETTLEMENT AUTHORITY. OUR BID PROTEST JURISDICTION IS BASED ON OUR AUTHORITY TO ADJUST AND SETTLE ACCOUNTS AND TO CERTIFY BALANCES IN THE ACCOUNTS OF ACCOUNTABLE OFFICERS UNDER 31 U.S.C. 71. WHERE WE DO NOT HAVE SUCH SETTL...