B-214714: May 3, 1984

A firm protested a Navy contract award for a transportation system, alleging that its proposal should not have been rejected as technically unacceptable. The protester filed a suit in a U.S. District Court seeking injunctive relief in the matter. GAO will not decide a protest when the material issues are before a court of competent jurisdiction unless the court requests a GAO opinion. Since the co...

B-214714: May 3, 1984

DIGEST: PROTEST IS DISMISSED WHERE THE MATERIAL ISSUES ARE BEFORE A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION AND THE COURT HAS NOT EXPRESSED ANY INTEREST IN RECEIVING GAO'S OPINION. GREENLEAF ALLEGES THAT ITS PROPOSAL SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN REJECTED AS TECHNICALLY UNACCEPTABLE. THE PROTEST IS DISMISSED. WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT GREENLEAF FILED SUIT IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF CO...