B-202953: Apr 6, 1982

A firm protested a subcontract award by an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) prime contractor for teleprocessing services. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) had been responsible for obtaining these services, and the protester provided the services under a subcontract with an NIH prime contractor. However, EPA assumed responsibility for the services and directed its prime contractor to se...

B-202953: Apr 6, 1982

GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE - JURISDICTION - SUBCONTRACTS GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WILL CONSIDER A PROTEST OF A SUBCONTRACT AWARD WHERE THE AGENCY INSTRUCTS ITS PRIME CONTRACTOR NOT TO SELECT THE PROTESTER AND WHERE THE AGENCY PARTICIPATES IN SELECTING THE SUBCONTRACT AWARDEE. CONTRACTS - SUBCONTRACTS - COMPETITION - APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL NORM - PROCUREMENTS "FOR" GOVERNMENT AGENCY'S INSTRUCTION...