https://www.gao.gov/products/439634

B-209781.2: Mar 28, 1983

DIGEST: PRIOR DECISION IN WHICH GAO DECLINES TO CONSIDER COMPLAINT OF UNSUCCESSFUL APPLICANT FOR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS AFFIRMED SINCE GAO BELIEVES IT IS APPROPRIATE NOT TO REVIEW INDIVIDUAL COMPLAINTS CONCERNING AWARD OF GRANTS OR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. WE BELIEVE OUR PRIOR DECISION WAS APPROPRIATE. WE WILL REVIEW COMPLAINTS OF PROSPECTIVE CONTRACTORS CONCERNING THE AWARD OF CONTRACTS MADE BY...

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B-209781.2: Mar 28, 1983

A firm asked GAO to reconsider a decision which dismissed its complaint regarding an agency's award practices in connection with a cooperative agreement for the operation of a rural assistance program. GAO refused to consider the protester's contentions because GAO generally does not review complaints concerning the award of cooperative agreements. The protester contended that GAO should treat a c...