B-209598: Jun 1, 1983

An association, in behalf of its member agencies, protested the sole-source award for third-party custody services by the District of Columbia. In the past, both the association members and the awardee had provided these services on a competitive basis to the District courts. The awardee had used both private and Federal grant funds in satisfying its requirement. Because these sources of funds wer...

B-209598: Jun 1, 1983

DIGEST: PROTEST OF A PROPOSED SOLE-SOURCE AWARD IS SUSTAINED WHERE THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RELIES UPON ITS ANNUAL APPROPRIATION ACT FOR AUTHORITY TO AWARD A CONTRACT TO A PARTICULAR FIRM WITHOUT COMPETITION. THE ACT MAKES A LUMP SUM APPROPRIATION WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THE MATTER AND THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE REPORTS INDICATE ONLY THAT FUNDS WERE APPROVED FOR A PARTICULAR ACTIVITY. IN SUCH CIRCUM...