A firm protested the award of a contract by a federal agency in connection with a request for quotations. The agency administrator has broad discretion in contractual matters; thus, GAO could not take effective remedial action with respect to the agency's procurement actions since no useful purpose would be served. Accordingly, the protest was dismissed...

SECTION 832AF) OF TITLE 16 WAS ENACTED TO FREE THE BPA FROM PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS APPLICABLE TO AGENCIES CONDUCTING MORE CONVENTIONAL GOVERNMENT BUSINESS AND THUS ENABLE THE ADMINISTRATOR TO CONDUCT BPA'S BUSINESS WITH A FREEDOM SIMILAR TO THAT OF PUBLIC CORPORATIONS. WE HAVE FOUND THAT WE COULD NOT TAKE ANY EFFECTIVE REMEDIAL ACTION WITH RESPECT TO BPA'S PROCUREMENT ACTIONS AND...