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 1996-08-29 monographic deposited born digital 5 p. GA 1.13:B-274272 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-274272 P0b002ee18fd452c3 f:2723432 DGPO 2016-06-23 2016-06-23 GAOREPORTS-B-274272 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-274272 B-274272 Comptroller General Decision

Value-Added Network (VAN) is not an interested party under the Bid Protest Regulations eligible to protest the purchase item descriptions contained in request for quotations (RFQ) issued through the Federal Acquisition Computer Network where there is no evidence that the VAN does or intends to do anything other than provide communication services, and the remote possibility that it might or could submit quotes does not make it an actual or prospective offeror with a sufficiently direct interest in the RFQs to be considered an interested party. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-274272/html/GAOREPORTS-B-274272.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-274272/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-274272.pdf GAO/B-274272 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-274272 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-274272; Total Procurement Services, Inc.; Title 31 Section 3551-3556 31 U.S.C. 3551-3556 Title 41 Section 426(a) Title 41 Section 426(b)(1) 41 U.S.C. 426(a) 41 U.S.C. 426(b)(1)