B-209828: Jan 17, 1983

A firm protested its exclusion as a bidder from a solicitation issued by an Ohio regional sewer district in connection with an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant. Although GAO does consider complaints concerning procurements conducted by the recipients of Federal grant funds, GAO stated that it would not consider a complaint where an agency, such as EPA, has an established procedure for i...

B-209828: Jan 17, 1983

GAO WILL NOT CONSIDER COMPLAINT UNLESS MATTER HAS FIRST BEEN PRESENTED TO AGENCY FOR ITS CONSIDERATION. THIS IS NOT A MATTER WE WILL REVIEW AT THIS TIME. OUR PURPOSE WAS TO INSURE ADHERENCE TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE GRANT INSTRUMENTS BY THE GRANTEES AND TO EXAMINE THE EFFORTS OF GRANTOR AGENCIES IN DISCHARGING THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES TO ASSURE THAT THOSE REQUIREMENTS WERE MET. WE WILL NOT CONSIDER...