A firm protested the award of a contract by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). The protester contended that it was the lowest responsive bidder. GAO held that it cannot consider a protest concerning procurement by TVA, because GAO is precluded by the TVA Act from disallowing credit for expenditures which the TVA Board has determined necessary to carry out the purposes of the Act. Accordingly, t...

DIGEST: PROTEST CONCERNING PROCUREMENT BY TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY (TVA) WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED BECAUSE THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE IS PRECLUDED BY TVA ACT FROM DISALLOWING CREDIT FOR EXPENDITURES WHICH TVA BOARD HAS DETERMINED NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT PURPOSES OF TVA ACT. THE BASIS FOR GENERAL'S PROTEST IS THAT IT WAS THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE BIDDER. SEC. 21.1(A) (1982) THIS OFFICE CONSIDERS PROTE...