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B-212317 1 (1983-08-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadlha0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 0 THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION OF THE uNITEO STATES WAHIN 0. C. 2054e FILE:B-212317 DATE: August 29, 191 MATTER OF: Longo-Puerto Rico, Inc. DIGEST: Where grantor agency maintains established procedures for resolving complaints concern- ing grantee procurements, GAO will not consider a complaint until the matter first has been reviewed by the grantor agency. Longo-Puerto Rico, Inc. complains about the proposed can- cellation of a solicitation issued by the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority under a grant from the Environmental Pro- tection Agency (EPA). We dismiss the complaint. We have held that where a grantor agency, such as EPA, has established procedures for identifying and resolving problems concerning grantee procurements, we will not consider a complaint unless the matter first has been reviewed by the grantor agency. Sanders Company Plumbing and Heating, 59 Comp. Gen. 243 (1980), 80-1 CPD 99. We have taken this posi- tion because of our desire not to interfere with the functions and responsibilities of grantor agencies in administering grants. Id,. The record in this case shows that EPA is currently con- sidering this matter under its established complaint process contained at 40 C.F.R. § 35.939 (1982). Accordingly, we will not review Longo-Puerto Rico's complaint until after it has been reviewed by EPA. See Alta Technology, Inc., B-209909, January 14, 1983, 83-1 CPD 38. The complaint is dismissed. Harry R. Van Cleve Acting General Counsel

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