B-213501: Dec 15, 1983

A firm protested the failure of the Agency for International Development (AID) to renew its contract for furnishing technical assistance to a foreign government under the Small Business 8(a) program. The protester had negotiated with AID for 4 months to renew the contract; however, AID broke off negotiations and funded the work through an agreement under which the host country would procure the se...

B-213501: Dec 15, 1983

GAO WILL NOT CONSIDER PROTEST THAT PROCURING AGENCY SHOULD HAVE AWARDED RENEWAL CONTRACT TO PROTESTER UNDER SECTION 8(A) OF THE SMALL BUSINESS ACT. BECAUSE DECISION TO AWARD CONTRACT UNDER SECTION 8(A) IS WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF CONTRACTING OFFICIALS. 2. POSSIBLE FRAUD OR BAD FAITH IS NOT SHOWN BY THE FACT THAT PROCURING AGENCY CONDUCTED PROTRACTED NEGOTIATIONS WITH PROTESTER. KOBA WAS AWARDED CO...