B-278457: Jan 30, 1998

A firm protested a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) solicitation for chair car services, contending that the: (1) solicitation should not have been set aside exclusively for small businesses; and (2) awardee was not a small business concern and thus VA did not have a reasonable expectation of receiving quotes from at least two small business offerors. GAO held that VA's determination to set asi...

B-278457: Jan 30, 1998

DIGEST Agency's determinations to set aside procurements for chair car services for exclusive small business participation are reasonable where they are based on knowledge of previous participation in a procurement for the same services by at least two small business concerns who had submitted bids at fair market prices. Is the incumbent contractor for these services and. Three of the six bids rec...