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B-275974 1 (1997-04-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptafws0001 and id is 1 raw text is: oComptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Ruchman and Associates, Inc. File: B-275974 Date: April 25, 1997 Neal H. Ruchman for the protester. Dorothy L. Foley, Esq., Department of Justice, for the agency. Jeanne W. Isrin, Esq., and John M. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Agency's determination not to set procurement aside for small business concerns was proper where agency reasonably concluded--based on the amount, scope, and nature of the services required, and concurrence of the Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Officer--that it could not expect to receive proposals from at least two responsible small business offerors at fair market prices. DECISION Ruchman and Associates, Inc. (RAI) protests the Department of Justice's (DOJ) decision to issue request for proposals (RFP) No. JTENR-97-0015, for integrated administrative and litigation support services, on an unrestricted basis. RAI contends that the RFP should be set aside for small businesses. We deny the protest. The services are to be provided to the Environmental and Natural Resources Division (ENRD), a DOJ litigating division practicing civil and criminal law nationwide and employing approximately 708 attorneys and legal support professionals, most of whom are stationed in one of four (soon to be five) locations in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. This procurement implements the agency's plan to develop contractor-operated integrated services centers in three ENRD locations to perform all mail/messenger/delivery, reproduction, office supply, and records management tasks. ENRD has never before contracted out the full range of services contemplated here; there thus is no incumbent contractor or prior procurement history. Acquisitions expected to exceed $100,000 must be set aside for exclusive small business participation where there is a reasonable expectation that offers will be obtained from at least two responsible small business concerns and that award will 1230416

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