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B-195449 1 (1979-10-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabjim0001 and id is 1 raw text is: '4 V Q9'76 ti I , I. .b L .4 , h GAO m..t_ .. _-.- -. United Stites General Accountilng Oftice Office'of Wastl:ngton, D) 20548' General Counsel * # A The Hlonorakle ?ortney H. Sturk1%, Member, flouse of Ropreseitatives 7 Iastmont Hall4. Oakland, California 94605 In.Reply Refor t& ~QJI ,.~' '4.. ** October 2 B-195449 13, 1979 I I Dear Mr. Stark: A Wereer toyopr letterldated Sapteinber.8\1979;9 concer'ntngiArqata At5QisCiates,,,,inoJ3 and.4-e ff, iVato ne9otiAte a contract;, withthe Nivy fo ,miTitenanre it engineering servicesrat the Combat Syatjms\TechnicaL 9 School& Command, under ,the 8(a)' program of the Small Business AdminiiSratlon. .As you point out, we prevlopiy 46cCoppd .our,44 ie, b c u e t e ' vy,;'t %',.' . . \A . . ,1,v a beause the Nhvyinformed us,. that; reld ngtiations with Arpata ftercnaicelig,the unrestrilted procurpeint for these servicest' By ma!.Jgram of. 'eptemr,, 4, Arc%ta , I , ( .. ,.4,,, . i-- i t %... ,. reinstatedits protest, basicaly s.tting-th as Lts x basis for protest is contentionsth&:the,\$avv, rejeeteQ its proposals fat reasons which went 'eyont$a t tt0ttement of work. In additibn, Arcata allegedLb'.as..bcai se it', believed that the.Navy n curaged othe.' gL, 'mz topr.pwre for an unrestricted p ocurement' at the-\lime jvy was. negotiating with Arcatt' under, the8(a)r9 rOgra..u On September 27, we, summarily.,.den ieO!Aucnta's se&-, ond protest, and furnis ie'your office w'th acppy. You. may not have had th opportunity 'to rdeyl'W. that V decision prior to your mos; recent inquiryk ' Our ,most recent de6fsi n; copy on 1Qs , pin',s out that ageilcydecisi6ns not,\toente\v ;into a ?tion 0(a) ' contract, including decistbns bsed on the.\waluation., of proposals, submitted undcr.tthe 4(a) progra4l generally are not matters-for legal ievewjby ur Offi. under our bid protest function. In addition, we found that it * is not improper for an agen'.y to prepare or ev, n conduct ai unrestricted procurement while discussions are taking 4 *. I, k' 1 (-I I.. .4 4. V 1 A Ij. p '1 A' '4 - I '4 If I' I ii a a. A P lj

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