United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao_comptroller_general legislative 2016-06-24 U.S. Government Publishing Office 1991-12-13 monographic deposited born digital 7 p. GA 1.13:B-245714 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-245714 P0b002ee18fd4e953 f:71cg109 DGPO 2016-06-24 2016-06-24 GAOREPORTS-B-245714 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-245714 B-245714 Comptroller General Decision

Contracts formed using Electronic Data Interchange technologies may constitute valid obligations of the government for purposes of 31 U.S.C. sec. 1501, so long as the technology used provides the same degree of assurance and certainty as traditional "paper and ink" methods of contract formation. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-245714/html/GAOREPORTS-B-245714.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-245714/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-245714.pdf GAO/B-245714 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-245714 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-245714; National Institute of Standards and Technology--Use; Title 1 Section 1 1 U.S.C. 1 Title 31 Section 1501 Title 31 Section 1501(a)(1)(A) 31 U.S.C. 1501 31 U.S.C. 1501(a)(1)(A) Volume 68 Page 800 68 Stat. 800 Volume 101 Page 1724 101 Stat. 1724 Public Law 100-235