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B-409528.20 1 (2014-07-02)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadqkg0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A O Comptroller General Accountability * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: National Industries for the Blind File: B-409528.20 Date: July 2, 2014 William W. Goodrich, Jr., Esq., and Judith B. Kassel, Esq., Arent Fox LLP, for the protester. Kristen M. Nowadly, Esq., General Services Administration, for the agency. Katherine I. Riback, Esq., and Jonathan L. Kang, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest that a solicitation for government-wide provision of office supply items fails to comply with the requirements of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act, 41 U.S.C. §§ 8501-8506, with regard to sales by vendors through brick and mortar stores, is denied, where the solicitation requires offerors to demonstrate that they are certified by AbilityOne, the entity responsible for administering programs under the Act, and where AbilityOne does not require additional restrictions for brick and mortar stores in the manner sought by the protester. DECISION National Industries for the Blind (NIB), of Alexandria, Virginia, protests the terms of request for proposals (RFP) No. GSQ02-14-R-SA0001, which was issued by the General Services Administration (GSA) for a full range of office supply items that will be available for order by participating federal agencies. NIB argues that the solicitation should be amended to reflect the protester's view that vendors who operate brick and mortar stores, that is physical stores where goods can be purchased, cannot comply with the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act, 41 U.S.C. §§ 8501-8506, (JWOD Act). We deny the protest. BACKGROUND This protest concerns the interpretation of the JWOD Act and its associated regulations and policies. The AbilityOne program, which is administered by the

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