[Protest of Treasury Solicitation for Technical Support Services]

A firm protested the Department of the Treasury's determination to acquire information technology (IT) technical support services--previously furnished by a section 8(a) contractor--as part of a package of IT services, hardware and software under the General Services Administration's Seat Management Services Program, contending that this approach violated Treasury's procurement regulations with respect to section 8(a) contracts and constituted improper contract bundling. GAO held that Treasury's decision not to place the procurement in the 8(a) program was not subject to GAO review, since there was no showing of bad faith on the part of government officials or that regulations had been violated. Accordingly, the protest was denied.