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B-185261 1 (1976-07-30)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaddjp0001 and id is 1 raw text is: *- THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION ..OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FILE: B-185261 DATE: July 30, 1976 MATTER OF: Hoover Reporting Company, Inc. DIGEST: 1. Protest that contractor is established firm and should not be eligible for award under 8(a) program is denied where SBA determines firm to be in need of further assistance through 8(a) program. 2. Protest .that award of 8(a) contract to SBA resulted in agency paying excessive prices for services is denied as contracting agency determined prices to be fair and reasonable. Moreover, SBA has determined that 8(a) contracts may include an amount over and above compe- titive market prices if such an amount is needed to permit 8(a) contractors to perform profitably. 3. Protest that contract is in violation of Advisory Committee Act requirement that copies of agency tran- scripts must be available to public at cost because protester considers contract prices for this service excessive is denied as cost of duplication may include reasonable factor for overhead and profit and price to public under subject contract is same as price of copies to Government which agency has determined to be fair and reasonable. Hoover Reporting Company, Inc. has protested the award of the Maritime Administration's (MarAd) contract No. 6- 38005 for stenographic reporting services to the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the authority of section 8(a) of the Small Business Act, 15 U.S.C. 637(a) (1970 ed.) and the sub- sequent award of SBA contract No. SB 3-20-8(a) 76-C-407 for the reporting requirements to Baker, Hames & Burkes Reporting, Inc. Hoover contends that the procurement should not have been set aside for the 8(a) program because Baker is not eligible for 8(a) assistance. Also, Hoover argues that the award prices are excessive. Hoover also believes that this contract violates the requirement of the Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. I), that copies of transcripts of agency proceedings or advisory committee meetings be made available to the public at the actual cost of duplication. - 1 -

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