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B-184463 1 (1975-11-04)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadcpy0001 and id is 1 raw text is: oo THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISID l .OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 NITE FILE: B-184463 DATE: November 4, 1975 MATTER OF: Pulse Ambulance Service; Don's Ambulance 7 Service, Inc. DIGEST: 1. Where two low small business bidders on ambulance service are determined by contracting activity to be deficient in personnel and equipment, rejection without reference to SBA for consideration of issuance of COC would be improper, since capacity of small business-bidders is for consideration under COC procedures. 2. Where protester contends small business bidder does not comply with wage and hour requirements and does not withhold income and social security taxes from employees, COC pro- cedures are not required to be followed if contracting officer has reason to believe there is lack of business integrity on part of bidder; however, SBA is required to be notified of negative determination and SBA may appeal to head of pro- curing activity. Invitation for bids (IFB) No. 671-3-76, for the furnishing of ambulance service for the period July 1975 through September 30, 1976, was issued as a total small business set-aside by the Supply Service, Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital, San Antonio, Texas. The IFB contained the following provisions relevant to the protest: 4. QUALIFICATIONS: a. Proposal will be considered only from bidders who are regularly established in the business called for and who are financially responsible and have the necessary equipment and personnel to furnish service in the volume required for all the items under this contract. Successful bidder shall meet all requirements of Federal, State or City codes regarding operations of this type of service. - 1-

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