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B-419139 1 (2020-12-02)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaecbv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAO U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Comptroller General Washington, DC 20548 of the United States Decision Matter of: HurtVet Subcontracting, LLC File: B-419139 Date: December 2, 2020 Mark R. Thomas, Esq., and Marcos Gonzalez, Esq., Reid Law PC, for the protester. Daniel McFeely, Esq., Department of Veterans Affairs, for the agency. Christine Milne, Esq., Scott H. Riback, Esq., and Tania Calhoun, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest that the agency failed to conduct sufficient market research prior to setting aside the procurement for small business concerns is denied where the record shows the agency conducted reasonable market research. DECISION HurtVet Subcontracting, LLC, a service-disabled veteran-owned, small business (SDVOSB) of Lillian, Alabama, protests the terms of request for proposals (RFP) No. 36C26220R0173, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for testing and maintenance of the fire, life, and safety systems for all buildings located at the VA's Long Beach Healthcare System campus. HurtVet argues that the agency improperly failed to set the acquisition aside either for SDVOSB concerns or veteran-owned small business (VOSB) concerns. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND Prior to issuing the solicitation, the agency conducted market research to determine if the solicitation should be set aside for either SDVOSB concerns or VOSB concerns. The agency initially performed research in its Vendor Information Pages (VIP) database to determine if there were any SDVOSBs or VSOBs capable of performing the services. Agency Report (AR), exh. 2, Contracting Officer's Statement (COS) at 1. The agency's initial research identified three companies that specialized in design build and electrical work, but the agency determined that none of these firms were capable of performing the required services. AR, exh. 4, Market Research Report, at 3.

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