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B-191906(2) 1 (1979-03-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadgzp0001 and id is 1 raw text is: )w Little River Lumber Company (Little River) has protested what it alleges are fundamental errors in the appraisal and subsequent advertise nt of timber sales in the lac Hills National Forest. 'Although its objections encompass sn a racticeswhich the ForestiScUvicas followed on all Black Hills s the protest is limited to two, o im andBlack Fo both of which occurred on May 1, 1978. Little River submitted sealed bids to qualify for both sales, but states that it withdrew before oral auctions began. In each case, Little River's vice president presented a letter dated May 1, 1978, to the sale officer, requesting postponement of the particular sale and stating that if the request was not granted, a formal protest would be registered with our Office. Such a protest was filed (received) on May 11, 1978. Little River argues that there are errors in the method used to measure roundwood/ logs more than 4 and less than 6 inches in diameter, a so known as cordwood or pulpwood) and in conversion of e volume measured to thousand board feet (MBF). Acco ding to Little Ri er, because of these errors the Forest Service overstate ) the total volume of timber and requires purchasers to pay for roundwood at the escalated rate for sawtimber (wood 6 inches or more in diameter). 7z THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL lE1CISICN OF THE UNITED STATES 1 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FILE: B-191906 (2) [DATE: March 13, 1979 MATTER OF: ittle River Lumber Company [DIGEST: ,Whenscientific and technical issues raised by protest either have been rendered moot by agency action, or are being studied by or appealed within agency, which has broad discretion, GAO will decline to consider same issues unless agency action is shown to be arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discre- tion, or contrary to law. 2 LT tot') 14 e-641