B-187332: Sep 23, 1976

The protester objected to the rejection of its bid as nonresponsive and to the cancellation of the solicitation issued by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Since Federal statute prohibits GAO from disallowing credit for an expenditure determined by the TVA Board to be necessary to carry out the TVA Act, the protest was dismissed because no useful purpose would be served by consideration of the...

B-187332: Sep 23, 1976

PROTEST INVOLVING REJECTION OF BID BY TVA AS NONRESPONSIVE AND SUBSEQUENT CANCELLATION OF SOLICITATION IS DISMISSED BECAUSE NO USEFUL PURPOSE WOULD BE SERVED BY ITS CONSIDERATION. OUR BID PROTEST PROCEDURES PROVIDE THAT AN INTERESTED PARTY MAY PROTEST TO THIS OFFICE THE AWARD OR THE PROPOSED AWARD OF A CONTRACT BY OR FOR AN AGENCY OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WHOSE ACCOUNTS ARE SUBJECT TO SETTLEMENT...