B-187611: Nov 3, 1976

Since statute prohibits GAO from disallowing credit for an expenditure determined by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board to be necessary to carry out the TVA Act, the protest involving a TVA contract award which may violate the Buy America Act is dismissed because no useful purpose would be served by its consideration...

B-187611: Nov 3, 1976

PROTEST INVOLVING TVA CONTRACT AWARD IS DISMISSED BECAUSE NO USEFUL PURPOSE WOULD BE SERVED BY ITS CONSIDERATION. ISSUED BY THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY (TVA) CONTENDING THAT THE BUY AMERICAN ACT WAS NOT PROPERLY APPLIED. 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 GOVERNME...