B-221183: Feb 24, 1986

A firm protested an Army Corps of Engineers contract award for the supply of six prefabricated buildings contending that: (1) the Walsh-Healey Act was inapplicable to the contract work and should cover only the portion of the contract relating to manufacturing; (2) even if the act is applicable to the entire contract to ensure payment of minimum wages, its compliance with the Davis-Bacon Act shoul...

B-221183: Feb 24, 1986

GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE - JURISDICTION - CONTRACTS - WALSH-HEALEY ACT GAO WILL NOT CONSIDER WHETHER A BIDDER SATISFIES THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE WALSH-HEALEY ACT SINCE SUCH MATTERS. ARE FOR THE CONTRACTING AGENCY'S DETERMINATION (WHERE A SMALL BUSINESS IS INVOLVED) AND THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. SHOULD HAVE APPLIED TO THE SOLICITATION IS DISMISSED AS UNTIMELY FILED WHERE THE SOLICITATION CONTAINED O...