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The Comptroler General
, of the United States
Whington, D.C. 20548
Decision
Matterof- Ogden Allied Services Corporation
File: B-227837.4
Date: July 29, 1987
DIGEST
Determination by agency to set aside unrestricted procure-
ment for exclusive small business participation, communi-
cated by amendment on the original proposal closing date,
does not entitle the protester to proposal preparation costs
solely because amendment eliminated the protester, a large
business, from competition, where General Accounting Office
has no basis on which to legally object to the set-aside and
there is no indication that the protester otherwise had a
substantial chance of receiving the award.
DECISION
Ogden Allied Services Corporation, a large business,
requests reimbursement of proposal preparation costs
following the determination of the United States Military
Academy (USMA), Department of the Army to set aside for
exclusive small business participation request for proposals
(RFP) No. DAAG60-87-R-1240, for custodial services at the
USMA.
We dismiss the protest and the claim.
The RFP was issued April 6, 1987, on an unrestricted basis.
On Thursday, June 1i, 4 days before initial proposals were
due, a potential offeror who was a small business concern
filed a protest with our Office in which the firm contended
that the solicitation should not be unrestricted but totally
set aside for small business concerns in light of the extent
of competition available from them. That protester stated:
After continued refusal by USMA throughout April
of 1987 to set aside the solicitation, Lwel, in
May of 1987, notified the Department of Defense
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business
Utilization ('DOD SADBU'). It agreed that the
contract should be set aside and contacted its
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