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 2016-06-23 U.S. Government Publishing Office 1996-09-06 monographic deposited born digital 8 p. GA 1.13:B-272069 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-272069 P0b002ee18fd492a5 f:272069 DGPO 2016-06-23 2016-06-23 GAOREPORTS-B-272069 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-272069 B-272069 Comptroller General Decision

Under a solicitation for a prototype lightweight howitzer, the protester's proposal, premised on a prototype developed and fabricated by an Army arsenal and provided under a subcontract to the protester, could not be accepted because the subcontract was not authorized by 10 U.S.C. sec. 2208(j), which permits subcontracting by arsenals only where they can compete directly under the solicitation with private firms, which this solicitation did not permit. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-272069/html/GAOREPORTS-B-272069.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-272069/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-272069.pdf GAO/B-272069 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-272069 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-272069; Lewis Machine & Tool Co.; Title 10 Section 2208(j) Title 10 Section 4532 Title 10 Section 4543 10 U.S.C. 2208(j) 10 U.S.C. 4532 10 U.S.C. 4543