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B-178321 1 (1973-08-31)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaadhc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: C . ,, 4 COMPIrROLLER GENERAL. oF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON P.9M W54g Sol= AUG 3 1 1973 h Tatk FWWIC. En es CL b Zi. 362 Van rnt Street kclpa,( New York 11231 AttectiaunIt'. Richard A. Pntcn Gent)eu I this is In reply to 7inr letter of' 7tu, T# 1973p aS prior cor. expndence9rrotetinw.th proposed swaAj-of a contract for mortuarye Teb by Fort Haailton, tNo York# to the Smfl Dzzsiness Adatnitration (SM) untder Sectice 13(a) ot the S BuUilmas Act Th A lates to, sbcontract aU of the services under this eatmt to an elMibledadbzteed campany purant to the provisions of Section 8(n) of the Acot, Your protest is baset on the allegation that sh actlon ou ditacriminate e Ainat the =atI business concer=ns bch haw enW 3d the contract in tho past and, s coatly, that no im.act sti was perfon-d prior to the deterdnation to sot aside the contrct for purpones of 8(a) avhotraetuin. Yoa ure the present contractor under the expiring contrat and desir an opporttmity to ccto for tM e It cotract, Section 8(a) of th Smflineas Act crpw rsUM to enter into contracts vith awy overmnit aency having p4'ouremnt powers, and the contracting oftloer of such aeay Is authorired in his discretion to let the contract to SrA %u such term snd conition as wy be agreed tpon botween A &nd the procurv agency. ecause the statute is coucht in general terms, the SMp pursuant to the above-refernced statute, bas promulgated standards cAu regulations to implent the 8(a) pron whicht reaulation are cotted in Title 13, Chaptr i Part 124 of the Code oi' Federal JMsuatlons. Under thenaegiflatiow the OMA has determinad tbmt accerns mned aMcontrolled by ,ocially or econcuically disadvmntaged persons should be the beneficiarle o the 8(a) program in cwder for suab firm to achien a ocuwtitive roaitiom In the mkst plan. 13CM ,1281 1(b). As regards r br o irttog that tiN aoic take by1 M 3 L discrimi a nr.raInct other cmt1 tuzineon ±'.rr, ) y.,r atnion is directd to twabldingj or the Unitod tates Court of ,.ppeals, Fifth p.USlDDEQSIO? '53/NIP..

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