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B-287430 1 (2001-06-18)

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United States General Accounting Office
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          Decision


          Matter of: SHABA Contracting

          File:       B-287430

          Date:       June 18, 2001

          Hadley H. Gross for the protester.
          Lynn W. Flanagan., Esq., Department of Agriculture, for the agency.
          Charles W. Morrow, Esq., and James A. Spangenberg, Esq., Office of the General
          Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
          DIGEST

          Procuring agency properly determined tree thinning services were a commercial
          item and used Federal Acquisition Regulation subpart 12.6, Streamlined Procedures
          for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items, to acquire the services.
          DECISION

          SHABA Contracting protests the terms of request for proposals (RFP) No. RMAST-
          01-047, issued by the Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture,
          for tree thinning services.

          We deny the protest.

          The RFP was issued as a combined synopsis/solicitation posted in the Commerce
          Business Daily Online (CBDNet) on February 28, 2001, pursuant to Federal
          Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation
          and Solicitation for Commercial Items.! Proposals were sought to perform tree
          thinning in five designated areas in the Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota.
          The RFP stated that the provisions, and clauses incorporated in the RFP were those
          in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-23. The notice further advised
          that a copy of the applicable Forest Service specifications, supplemental
          instructions, and map locations of the areas could be obtained from the Forest


          1 These procedures are intended to simplify the process of acquiring commercial
          items.

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