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B-283545 1 (1999-11-04)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptajmv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: -e GeAtOa E Comptroller General of the United States United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: Thorner Press, hie. File: B-283545 Date: November 4, 1999 Anthony W. Hawks, Esq., for the protester. Thomas T. Kelly, Esq., Government Printing Office, for the agency. Andrew T. Pogany, Esq., and John M. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest challenging geographical restriction in solicitation for printing services limiting bids to firms whose production facilities are within a 75-mile radius of the agency, is denied where--because government representatives must conduct press inspections at the contractor's facility and be prepared to respond promptly in the event of problems--agency reasonably determined restriction was necessary to ensure print quality of final publications. DECISION Thorner Press, Inc. protests (1) the Government Printing Office's (GPO) cancellation of an invitation for bids (IFB) for Program 1666-S, under which Thorner submitted the low bid, and (2) GPO's issuance of a second solicitation for basically the same requirement with a production area restriction that makes Thorner ineligible to compete. We deny the protest. GPO is tasked with manufacturing or procuring printed products for the use of the government. 44 U.S.C. §§ 501, 502 (1994). Program 1666-S contemplates a contract for a duration of I year, with 2 option years, on behalf of the Defense Automated Printing Service for procurement of the Military Review, a periodical issued by the Department of the Army. Agency Report (AR) at 1-2 and Tab 1, Solicitation, at 1. On May 24, 1999, GPO issued the original solicitation, including the specifications, with bid opening set for June 21. The specifications called for the production of six bimonthly editions in English, six bimonthly editions in Spanish, and four quarterly

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