B-227920: Jul 15, 1987

A firm protested the Veterans Administration's (VA) decision to set aside certain line items in a solicitation for canned foods for labor surplus area (LSA) concerns. GAO held that: (1) VA properly set aside the procurement, since it expected to receive offers from a sufficient number of responsible LSA concerns to ensure a reasonable price; and (2) the protester failed to show that VA abused its...

B-227920: Jul 15, 1987

PROCUREMENT - Socio-Economic Policies - Labor surplus set-asides - Propriety - Competition sufficiency DIGEST: A Labor Surplus Area (LSA) set-aside is proper when the contracting agency has a reasonable expectation of competition from a sufficient number of LSA concerns so that award may be made to an LSA concern at a reasonable price. SFC is not located in an LSA and thus cannot compete for these...