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B-276820 1 (1997-07-28)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptafzs0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Michael Ritschard File: B-276820; B-276867 Date: July 28, 1997 Michael Ritschard for the protester. Gilbert H. Chong, Esq., Department of the Navy, for the agency. Linda C. Glass, Esq., and Paul I. Lieberman, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest that contracting agency improperly refused to solicit a potential source for micro-purchases is denied where agency conducted the acquisitions at issue in accordance with micro -purchase pro cedures. DECISION Michael Ritschard protests his alleged exclusion as a potential source for consideration for purchase orders Nos. N68047-97-M-0275 (0275) and N68047-97-M- 0304 (0304) issued by the Department of the Navy Regional Contracting Center in Singapore for computer services. We deny the protests. The value of each of the acquisitions at issue was under the micro-purchase threshold of $2,500, and both were conducted under simplified acquisition procedures for micro-purchases set forth in part 13 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Purchase order No. 0275 was for debugging Windows 95 and system configuration on five computers; purchase order No. 0304 was for furnishing a new computer casing and installing government furnished parts into the casing. In each instance, the contracting officer contacted two firms and both firms submitted quotes. On April 11, purchase order No. 0275 was issued to ADA Systems House for $600, and on April 25, purchase order No. 0304 was issued to BusinessIt Pte. Ltd. for $309. On April 22 and April 28, these protests were filed with our Office. The protester contends that he was not permitted to submit a quotation for either acquisition and is being wrongfully excluded from competing for micro-purchases of computer services by the contracting activity.

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