B-188351: Feb 28, 1977

PROTEST INVOLVING REJECTION OF BID BY TVA AS NONRESPONSIVE 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 BY THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE. 4 C.F.R. 2...

B-188351: Feb 28, 1977

Rejection of a bid to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) as nonresponsive and the subsequent contract award to another bidder was protested. GAO is prohibited from disallowing a credit for expenditures determined by the TVA Board, so no useful purpose would be served by reconsideration...