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B-417853.2,B-417854.2,B-418038,B-418048,B-418049,B-418050,B-418051,B-418052,B-418053,B-418054,B-418055,B-418056,B-418057,B-418058,B-418059 1 (2019-12-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaeakl0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GA.O U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Comptroller General Washington, DC 20548 of the United States Decision Matter of: Veterans Healthcare Supply Solutions, Inc. File: B-418038; B-418048; B-418049; B-418050; B-418051; B-418052; B-418053; B-418054; B-418055; B-418056; B-418057; B-418058; B-418059; B-417853.2; B-417854.2 Date: December 23, 2019 William A. Shook, Esq., The Law Offices of William A. Shook PLLC, for the protester. Deborah K. Morrell, Esq., Department of Veterans Affairs, for the agency. Sarah T. Zaffina, Esq., and Jennifer D. Westfall-McGrail, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest challenging solicitation terms that apply Buy American Act requirements to quotations from small businesses instead of applying Trade Agreements Act (TAA) requirements, when the Small Business Administration has issued a waiver of the nonmanufacturer rule for the solicitation, is dismissed because acquisitions set aside for small businesses are excepted from the TAA. DECISION Veterans Healthcare Supply Solutions, Inc. (VHSS) a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB), of Jacksonville, Florida, protests the terms of request for quotations (RFQ) No. 36C24C19Q0046, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), to establish blanket purchase agreements (BPAs) for the procurement of medical imaging-radiotherapy-nuclear medicine, cardiac catheterization lab, electrophysiology labs and hybrid operating room suite medical and surgical supplies.' The protester 1 The protester also challenges the terms of 14 other solicitations providing a panoply of medical, surgical, dental, and laboratory supplies under the VA's Medical Surgical/Prime Vendor 2.0 (MSPV) Program. Protest at 1 n.1. The terms of the RFQs are nearly identical with the differences limited to the items supplied under the BPAs and contract administration information not relevant in this case. Accordingly, the protests for the following solicitations are consolidated here in a single decision, although the facts discussed in this decision are specific to RFQ No. 36C24C19Q0046: RFQ No. 36C24C19Q0046 (B-418038); RFQ No. 36C24C19Q0032 (B-418048); RFQ (continued...)

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