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                      -THE-E COMPTROLLER   GENERAL
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B-195054


DATE: June 21, 1979


MATTER  OF:


DIGEST:


California Computer Products, Inc.


          GAO has no authority under Freedom of In-
          formation Act to determine what information
          Government agencies must disclose. Protest
          is dismissed because protester, a potential
          subcontractor under a Government procurement,
          raises no protestable issue.


          California Computer Products, Inc. (CalComp) pro-
      tests the(refusal of the Department of the Air Force
      (Air Force) to provide, under the Freedom of Information
      Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552 (1976), a list of the names
      and addresses of the firms to which the Air Force sent
      a copy of request for proposals,(RFP) F11628-78-R-0012.
~,   CalComp requested this list in order to make proposals
      as a subcontractor to the recipients of the RFP.

          Our Office has no authority under FOIA to determine
      what information must be disclosed by Government
      agencies. Ther-eeo-r-e-t-h-e-e-isno-bas-i-s-fo-r-Us to review
      the-A-i-r Force's.d-ee-i--sion. The protester's recourse is
      to pursue its disclosure remedy under FOIA procedures.
      INTASA, -191877, November 15, 1978f78-2 CPD 347.

          The protest is dismissed because protester raises
      no protestable issue.




                              Milton J.  ochlar
                              General Counsel


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