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B-402863,B-402864 1 (2010-08-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadbld0001 and id is 1 raw text is: iL G A O Comptroller General f~.n! 7 Accountabiity * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 D .. Decision Matter of: Edmond Computer Company; Edmond Scientific Company File: B-402863; B-402864 Date: August 25, 2010 Ron R. Hutchinson, Esq., and James D. Bachman, Esq., Doyle & Bachman LLP, for the protesters. Timothy J. Haight, Esq., Department of Veterans Affairs; Michael D. Tully, Esq., General Services Administration; and Kenneth Dodds, Esq., Small Business Administration, for the agencies. Paula A. Williams, Esq., and Sharon L. Larkin, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST The set-aside provisions of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 19 do not apply to competitions among Federal Supply Schedule vendors using FAR part 8 procedures. DECISION Edmond Computer Company and Edmond Scientific Company protest the terms of request for quotations (RFQ) No. 701-10-RQ-0104, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to vendors holding General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contracts under Group 70, Information Technology Equipment, Software and Services. Edmond Computer, a firm that is both a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) and an FSS holder, and Edmond Scientific,' a firm that is both a veteran-owned small business (VOSB) and an FSS holder, each allege that the competition should be limited to small business participation and conducted outside of the FSS program. We deny the protests. 'Edmond Scientific was the incumbent contractor for this requirement from September 2007 through May 2009.

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