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B-194280 1 (1980-06-18)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabjty0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 2M48 B-194280 June 18, 1980 Seldman & Sutcliffe Counse y Line Water Tours, Inc. 1220 Nineteenth Street, N.W. - Suite 500 Washington, D.C. 20036 Attention: Howard J. Feldman, Esq. .Gentlemen: We refer to your inquiry on behalf of Gray Line Water Tours, Inc. (Gray Line) with respect to the La:ward of a ten-year concession contract by -hre-National Park Service Department of the Interior to Fort Sumter Tours, Inc. ( ST) for the boat transportation service concession at Fort Sumter National Monument in Charleston, South Carolina. You are concerned with the fact that the con- tract's terms include higher rates to the public and a lower franchise fee to the Government than proposed by Gray Line. We find no basis to conclude that the award was improper. The record shows that FST was the incumbent con- cessioner for the service. The new contract was awarded pursuant to the Concession Policy Act § 5, 16 U.S.C. 20d (1976), which provides: Renewal preference for satisfactory perfor- mance; extensions; new contracts; public notice. The Secretary [of the Interior] shall encourage continuity of operation and facili- ties and services by giving preference in the renewal of contracts or permits and in the negotiation of new contracts or permits to the concessioners who have performed their obligations under prior contracts or permits to the satisfaction of the Secretary. To this end, the Secretary, at any time in his discre- tion, may extend or renew a contract or per- mit, or may grant a new contract or permit to the same concessioner upon the termination