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B-406037 1 (2012-01-11)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadolw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A 0 Comptroller General Accountability - Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: Ironclad Services, Inc. File: B-406037 Date: January 11, 2012 Matthew R. Curnutte for the protester. Jeanne S. Morris, Esq., Department of Veterans Affairs, for the agency. Paula J. Haurilesko, Esq., and Guy R. Pietrovito, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protest that the Department of Veterans Affairs is required to expedite its review of an apparent successful offeror's application for status verification as a service- disabled, veteran-owned small business concern is denied, where the solicitation did not provide for such an expedited process. 2. In a task order procurement that was set aside for service-disabled, veteran- owned small business concerns, the procuring agency may properly require a firm to demonstrate that it remains a verified service-disabled, veteran-owned small business concern. DECISION Ironclad Services, Inc., of Springfield, Massachusetts, protests the issuance of a task order to Legion Construction, Inc., of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, under task order request for proposals (RFP) No. VA-241-11-RP-1404, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for the installation or replacement of water and steam system shutoff valves. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006, Pub. Law No. 109-461, provides the VA with independent authority to restrict competition to service-disabled, veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) concerns under certain circumstances. 38 U.S.C. § 8127(d). In this regard, 38 U.S.C. § 8127(e) states that a

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