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...