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 2006-05-19 monographic deposited born digital 20 p. GA 1.13:B-291307.5 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-291307-5 P0b002ee18fd4eb88 f:2913075 DGPO 2016-06-24 2016-06-24 GAOREPORTS-B-291307-5 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-291307-5 B-291307.5 Comptroller General Decision

1. In negotiated procurements for privatization of utility system assets, protester has not shown that the agency erred in determining that 10 U.S.C. sect. 2688(f)(2) prohibited the conveyance of utility assets under a proposed scheme in which the protester would contract to operate and maintain the utility system assets and would not retain title in the assets, but would simultaneously transfer title in the assets to an unrelated third party which the agency was required to acknowledge as the primary obligor for the purchase price of the assets.<p/> 2. Protest requesting GAO's recommendation based upon a promissory estoppel theory of detrimental reliance by the protester upon alleged actions of the agency that are not grounded upon an asserted statutory or regulatory violation will not be considered because the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984 only authorizes GAO to decide bid protests concerning alleged violations of a procurement statute or regulation. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-291307-5/html/GAOREPORTS-B-291307-5.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-291307-5/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-291307-5.pdf GAO/B-291307.5 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-291307-5 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-291307.5; B-291307.5; B-298017, Veolia Water North America Operating Services, LLC, May 19, 2006; Title 31 Section 3552 Title 31 Section 3553(a) 31 U.S.C. 3552 31 U.S.C. 3553(a) Public Law 106-398 Public Law 109-163