A firm protested an invitation for bids involving a management broker contract. GAO held that there was broad statutory authority for the agency to make expenditures for such purposes and that GAO does not have the authority to take legal exception to the expenditure. Therefore, GAO declined to consider the protest, and the protest was dismissed...

DIGEST: GAO WILL NOT CONSIDER PROTEST CONCERNING PROCUREMENT ACTIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN CONNECTION WITH MANAGEMENT BROKER CONTRACT UNDER NATIONAL HOUSING ACT. WHILE IT IS NOT ASCERTAINABLE FROM THE PROTESTER'S INITIAL SUBMISSION. WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE PROCUREMENT IS A MANAGEMENT BROKER CONTRACT WHICH HAS BEEN CONDUCTED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE NATIONAL HOU...