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B-208065 1 (1983-09-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadlhs0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OECISION OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. 0. C. 20548 FILE: B-208065 DATE: September 13, 1983 MATTER OF: Innocept, Inc. DIGEST: 1. Complaint regarding the award of cooperative agreements will not be considered where complainant has not made some showing that contracts rather than cooperative agreements should have been used or that conflict of interest was involved. 2. GAO will not investigate complainant's bare allegations to assist complainant in establishing the truth of the allegations. Innocept, Inc. complains of the award and pend- ing award of cooperative agreements for the operation of Business Development Centers in various geographic areas (Project Nos. 06-10-82001-01, 06-10-82015-01, 06-10-82000-01, 06-10-82020-01, 06-10-82009-01, 06-10-82004-01, 06-10-82006-01, 06-10-82021-01, 06-10-82008-01, 06-10-82019-01) by the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), Department of Commerce. We dismiss the complaint. Innocept contends that MBDA violated procedures established in the agency's grant administration manual by failing to objectively evaluate the firm's aT--ications for these cooperative agreements and by accepting applications submitted after the final date for the receipt of applications. It further contends that MBDA violated the manual's requirement that all applicants be notified of award at the same time. Innocept also questions the ability of some of the awardees to perform the cooperative agreements and, as evidence, it points to negative reviews of the firms made by local government bodies. Finally, Innocept asserts that its allegations could indicate misconduct or possibly even fraud and requests that this Office look into the matter. We generally do not review complaints concerning the award of grants or cooperative agreements, unless Y3o.

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