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B-418356,B-418356.2 1 (2020-03-20)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaeaus0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAOU.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Comptroller General Washington, DC 20548 of the United States Decision Matter of: Esterhill Boat Service Corporation File: B-418356; B-418356.2 Date: March 20, 2020 Darren R. Misenko, Esq., Misenko Construction Law, for the protester. Laetitia C. Coleman, 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 that solicitation for leasing medical office space unduly restricts competition is denied where the agency demonstrates a reasonable basis for requiring contiguous space on one floor. DECISION Esterhill Boat Service Corporation (Esterhill), a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB), of Franconia, New Hampshire, protests the terms of request for lease proposals (RLP) No. 36C24119R0099, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), to lease medical office space for a community-based outpatient clinic (CBOC). The protester contends that the RLP's specifications exceed the agency's minimum needs and unduly restrict competition. The protester also argues that the lease competition should have been reserved for SDVOSBs or veteran-owned small businesses (VOSBs). We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The VA issued the RLP on November 15, 2019, for between 7,184 and 7,200 usable square feet of contiguous space, on one floor, ground-level preferred, within the town of Rumford, Maine.' Agency Report (AR), Tab 2, Contracting Officer's Statement (COS), 1 The solicitation was amended once, to extend the time for receipt of proposals through January 6, 2020. AR, Tab 18, RLP Amend. 1, at 1.

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