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B-405257 1 (2011-10-04)

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  United States Government Accountability Office
  Washington, DC 20548



           Decision


           Matter of: FedCon RKR JV LLC

           File:       B-405257

           Date:       October 4, 2011

           David Myers for the protester.
           Tony A. Ross, Esq., Department of Veterans Affairs, for the agency.
           Noah Bleicher, Esq., and Sharon L. Larkin, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO,
           participated in the preparation of the decision.
           DIGEST

           Department of Veterans Affairs' determination that protester was not eligible for
           award was unobjectionable where record shows that protester was not listed and
           verified in Vendor Information Pages database of eligible service-disabled veteran-
           owned small business concerns, as required by law.
           DECISION

           FedCon RKR JV LLC,' of Sterling, Virginia, protests the rejection of its bid under
           Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) invitation for bids (IFB) No. VA-245-1 1-IB-0 113,
           issued as a set-aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB),
           for interior renovations at the VA Medical Center in Martinsburg, Virginia. FedCon
           asserts that the VA improperly rejected its bid on the basis that the firm was not
           listed and verified as an SDVOSB eligible for award.

           We deny the protest.

           BACKGROUND

           The Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006, Pub. L.
           No. 109-461, provides the VA with independent authority to restrict competition to


           ' FedCon RKR JV LLC, is a joint venture consisting of Federal Construction Services,
           Inc.--an SDVOSB whose status is listed as verified by the VA--and RKR Construction
           LLC. Protest at 3; Comments at 4.

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