GAO Says Calif. Co. Can't Protest $1.3B Forest Service Deal

By Tom Lotshaw ( February 9, 2026, 7:28 PM EST) -- A California company that's not approved to supply wildfire retardant to the U.S. Forest Service can't protest an estimated $1.3 billion sole-source contract awarded to another company that is, the U.S. Government Accountability Office said....

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