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B-299545 1 (2007-05-31)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptaufi0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G a A O Comptroller General . Accountability * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: Basic Concepts, Inc. File: B-299545 Date: May 31, 2007 Russell Guffee, Basic Concepts, Inc., for the protester. Edward R. Murray, Esq., Defense Logistics Agency, for the agency. Linda C. Glass, Esq., and Ralph 0. White, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Contracting agency's decision to satisfy its immediate requirements for hazardous spill containment units using a contract awarded under the Small Business Administration's section 8(a) business development program, while completing an ongoing competition reserved for small businesses, is unobjectionable where acquiring the items using the 8(a) program does not violate any statute or regulation. DECISION Basic Concepts, Inc., a small business concern, protests the award of a contract for hazardous material spill containment units (or berms)', National Stock Number (NSN) 4235-01-419-4798, by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) under the Small Business Administration's (SBA) section 8(a) business development program. The contract was awarded on a noncompetitive basis to Bowhead Manufacturing Company, following a decision by DLA to terminate an earlier award to Bowhead because of errors pointed out by the protester in an agency-level protest.2 Basic argues that the agency acted improperly in not holding a new competition for these units. 1 These units are placed under a vehicle to prevent and contain the release of potentially hazardous materials during repairs or maintenance. 2 Department of Defense (DOD) agencies have been delegated authority to enter into 8(a) contracts on behalf of the SBA. DOD Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement § 219.80.

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