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B-203481 1 (1981-09-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabket0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 / 9 5YV OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL B-203481 September 25, 1981 Sealtite Corporation 115 Madison Street Waukesha, Wisconsin 53186 Attention: Mr. Miles Firnhaber Gentlemen: We refer to your letter of June 24, 1981, complaining about actions by the Veterans Administration (VA) in con- nection with three procurements: (1) invitation for bids 603-32-81 for the removal of asbestos and for reinsulation at the VA Medical Center in Louisville, Kentucky, (2) Pro- ject SLP-158, Specification 481-B to insulate buildings at the VA Medical Center in Marion Indiana; and (3) solicita- tion NR-180-I10 to insulate attic space in certain VA build- ings and install a new catwalk. While the bases for your complaints were not clear from your letter, in a July 15 telephone conversation with Jerold Cohen of our Office you suggested that you did not receive any of the contracts because of improprieties by the VA con- tracting officers involved. You told Mr. Cohen that you did not intend your June 24 letter as a protest under our Bid Protest Procedures, 4 C.F.R. part 21 (1981), which sets out the mechanism for our review of complaints against Federal procurement actions, but rather that you simply wanted to bring the allegedly improper actions to our attention for our investigation. At Mr. Cohen's request, you furnished documentation to support your allegations. We have reviewed that material, and we see no basis to consider your complaints further. The material shows that you were the low bidder under the Louisville procurement. The VA found you nonresponsible, and referred the matter to the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the certificate of competency (COC) procedures. The SBA did not issue your firm a COC because you failed to file for one within the prescribed time; the failure to file for a COC is analagous to a refusal by the SBA to

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