About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

B-422949 Dec 09, 2024 1 (2024-12-09)

handle is hein.gao/gaorex0001 and id is 1 raw text is: U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Comptroller General Washington, DC 20548 of the United States Decision Matter of: Phoenix Environmental Design, Inc. File: B-422949 Date: December 9, 2024 C. Chad Gill, for the protester. Krishon Gill-Edmond, Esq., Department of Veterans Affairs, for the agency. Michael P. Grogan, Esq., and Evan D. Wesser, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest challenging agency's decision not to orally solicit a quotation from the protester is denied where the record does not demonstrate the agency intentionally excluded the protester from the competition. DECISION Phoenix Environmental Design, Inc. (PED), a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) of West Richland, Washington, protests the award of a contract to Walking Points Farms, LLC (WPF), an SDVOSB of Bremerton, Washington, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. 36C78624Q50406, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), for grass seed at the Santa Fe National Cemetery. The protester contends the agency's failure to provide the protester with an opportunity to submit a quotation was contrary to law and regulation. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND On August 29, 2024, the contracting officer (CO) received a procurement request (which the VA calls a notice of assignment) for grass seed to be used at the Santa Fe National Cemetery in New Mexico. Contracting Officer's Statement (COS) at 1.1 This 1 Our Office did not issue a protective order in this matter because PED elected to proceed with its protest without counsel. The agency provided an unredacted version of the agency report to our Office and a redacted version of the report to the protester. (continued...)

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most