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B-198463 1 (1980-06-10)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabjei0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ThAO Sib9c3S United Stltes General Accounting Office Washlngto DC 20548 - a dpiv 4 6 l o I/o'fg Otiice of General Counsel In Repi Refer to; Po rlt JUl) ti980 Th& Honorable Inited Statos 10,50 Mcilamara Detroit, Michi Donald R, Riegle, Senator Federal Buildincj Lgan 4226 Jr. ..3--19t3463 N,*t Attcntion. t4r, Michael P. Smith near Senator Piegle: Wo refer to the matter of givers Contracttng Corporation (rvern) which was rtferred to this Office by the )Pmploymant Standnrdo Adminintratlon, Office of Federal Contract Complinnce Progrvms, United States Department of Lotor. Piversv complu'dnt, ensentially, in that due to harassment, threats and diacrimination by the Michigan Department of n;ighw~y and Transportation it (Rivers) hao iuffered financial losses and itpairment of its credit rnting with the resulting lono of state con- tracts. We note that In its letter of March 31, 1900, to your office, the Department of Labor states that our office is charged with the responsibility of inveti- gating complaints of alleged dlwcrirminatlon involving minority contractors and subcontractors This i a misunderstanding on the part of the Dpartment of Labor concerning our jurisdictions WThile it:is true that under our bid protest jurisdiction we wf1llinvesti- gate certain allegations ef dtacrimination, thin it trust only if it is alleged that the dincrbx nation was the basis for the rejection of the complainant's bid ,on a Federal contract. ee Joseph LegatArchitects. B-17160, December 13, 1977, 77-2-CPD458. However, oven where a Federal contractis, involved, rshch the information furnished to us intricates is not the cae hern, we will not consider allegjations of dicriminat. tion occurring during performance of the contract. See Areco, Inc., B-132740, 9anuary 28, 1976, 76-1 CPD 54, and-Huatang Industrial pleaner, B-172531, March 5 -197. 76-1CPD3158 u , M 7) F ~ ~ $ P/-- I

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