B-232364: Oct 5, 1988

PROCUREMENT - Noncompetitive Negotiation - Contract awards - Sole sources - Justification - Preferred products/services PROCUREMENT - Socio-Economic Policies - Preferred products/services American Indians DIGEST: Proposed sole source award to qualified Indian contractor is permitted under the Buy Indian Act. Because the Buy Indian Act is a statutorily authorized procurement procedure. It is except...

B-232364: Oct 5, 1988

The Indian Health Service requested an advance decision concerning whether the Competition in Contracting Act (CICA) and Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) restricted the Secretary of the Interior's discretion under the Buy Indian Act to award sole-source contracts to qualified Indian firms. GAO held that the: (1) Buy Indian Act was exempted from CICA competition requirements, since it was a st...