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B-272181.6 1 (1996-08-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptaehz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Fred Schreiber; V. David Pique & Associates; Francene Tearpock- Martini & Associates, Inc.; Georgette Gerbin; Crawford & Company; Gary A. Peterson; Wilson Rehabilitation Services; Jane Boyer McGuigan; Rehabilitation Planning, Inc. File: B-272181; B-272181.2; B-272181.3; B-272181.4; B-272181.5; B-272181.6; B-272181.7; B-272181.8; B-272181.9 Date: August 16, 1996 Fred Schreiber; V. David Pique for V. David Pique & Associates; Francene Tearpock- Martini for Francene Tearpock-Martini & Associates, Inc.; Georgette Gerbin; Kevin W. Bortnyik for Crawford & Company; Gary A. Peterson; Marian Wilson for Wilson Rehabilitation Services; Jane Boyer McGuigan; and Robert D. Cipko for Rehabilitation Planning, Inc., protesters. Vaughn E. Hill, Esq., Department of Labor, for the agency. Scott H. Riback, Esq., and John M. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protests against nonselection of vocational rehabilitation counselors (VRCs) for participation in certification program is dismissed since agency's actions in selecting which VRCs to include in certification program do not constitute a procurement of goods or services over which the General Accounting Office exercises jurisdiction. DECISION Fred Schreiber, V. David Pique & Associates, Francene Tearpock-Martini & Associates, Inc., Georgette Gerbin, Crawford & Company, Gary A. Peterson, Wilson Rehabilitation Services, Jane Boyer McGuigan, and Rehabilitation Planning, Inc. protest their nonselection for a certification program offered by the Department of Labor (DOL) for vocational rehabilitation counselors (VRC). The protesters contend that the agency erred in evaluating their applications for this program. We dismiss the protests for lack of jurisdiction. Under the provisions of the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, 5 U.S.C. § 8104 (1994), and the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. § 939 (1994), the Secretary of Labor is required to arrange for vocational rehabilitation counseling services for eligible individuals. Pursuant to this overall direction, DOL has established a certification program for VRCs to ensure their availability. Under 500816

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