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B-402494 1 (2010-05-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadbhh0001 and id is 1 raw text is: JiL .L A GA O Comptroller General .,u in Accountability * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 D .. Decision Matter of: DGR Associates, Inc. File: B-402494 Date: May 14, 2010 Darcy Hennessy, Esq., Hennessy and Boe, PA, for the protester. S. Lane Tucker, Esq., Stoel Rives LLP; Wayne A. Keup, Esq.; and William K. Walker, Esq., Walker Reausaw for the intervenors. Christopher S. Cole, Esq., Department of the Air Force, for the agency. Cherie J. Owen, Esq., and Edward T. Goldstein, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Given the unambiguous language of the applicable statutes regarding the Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) and 8(a) programs, contracting agency, before proceeding with an 8(a) set-aside, must first reasonably consider whether the conditions for a HUBZone set-aside exist, and, if they do, the agency must proceed with a HUBZone set-aside. DECISION DGR Associates, Inc. of Dallas, Texas, a Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) small business concern, protests the terms of request for proposals (RFP) No. FA5004-10-D-0001, issued by the Department of the Air Force for military family housing maintenance. DGR argues that the Air Force should have issued the solicitation as a HUBZone set-aside rather than setting it aside under the 8(a) program. We sustain the protest. BACKGROUND The Air Force, on December 22, 2009, issued the RFP as a set-aside for 8(a) small business concerns. The RFP contemplates the award of a fixed-price requirements contract for maintenance, inspection, and repair services for military family housing

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