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B-238548, Feb 5, 1991, 70 Comp.Gen. 230

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APPROPRIATIONS/FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT - Appropriation Availability - Time availability - Fiscal-year appropriation - Replacement contracts When a contracting officer terminates a contract for the convenience of the government as a result of his or her determination that the award was clearly erroneous. Provided the conditions specified in 68 Comp.Gen. 158 are satisfied and the contracting officer's determination of improper award is supported by findings of fact and law. 68 Comp.Gen. 158. Asks whether funds originally obligated for a contract in fiscal year 1989 are available for a replacement contract in a subsequent fiscal year where the Navy has determined as a result of a protest that the original contract was awarded improperly and proposes to terminate the original contract for convenience.

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