A firm protested any Air Force contract award for audiovisual services, contending that the proposed awardee was not selected on the basis of cost as the solicitation required. The protester requested that award be withheld pending an investigation to determine whether the contractor selection was in accord with the solicitation. GAO held that: (1) it will not conduct investigations for the purpos...

CONTRACTS - PROTESTS - GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE FUNCTION - INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION AND CONCLUSIONS - SPECULATIVE ALLEGATIONS DIGEST: GAO WILL NOT CONDUCT AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION IN CONNECTION WITH A BID PROTEST IN ORDER TO SUBSTANTIATE A PROTESTER'S SPECULATIVE ALLEGATIONS. BPC CONTENDS THAT THE WINNING OFFEROR WAS NOT SELECTED ON THE BASIS OF COST AS REQUIRED BY THE RFP. WE DISMISS THE PR...