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Matter of Precise Management, LLC

  • March 23, 2020
  • Certificate of Competency (COC)SDVOSB Set-AsidesSmall Business Set-Asides
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Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs Disposition: Protest Dismissed Decided: February 27, 2020 Keywords: Small Business Set-Asides; SDVOSB Set-Asides; Certificate of Competency General Counsel P.C. Highlight: The SBA has the exclusive authority to review a contracting officer’s determination that a small business concern is not responsible. The GAO does not review certificate of competency referrals to the

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Kingdomware Technologies, B-407389, December 4, 2012

  • December 12, 2012
  • Brand Name or EqualFSS ContractSDVOSB Set-AsidesVeterans First

Link: GAO Decision Protestor: Kingdomware Technologies Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs Disposition: Protest Denied. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Cancellation of request for quotations (RFQ) issued on a brand name or equal basis was proper where the RFQ failed to list any salient characteristics for use in evaluating equal products or identify a requirement that equal products

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Phoenix Environmental Design, Inc., B-407104, October 26, 2012

  • November 7, 2012
  • Market ResearchSDVOSB Set-AsidesVeterans FirstVOSB Set Asides

Link: GAO Decision Protestor: Phoenix Environmental Design, Inc. Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs Disposition: Protest Sustained. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest:  Protest that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) violated the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006, and its implementing regulations when the VA issued an order to a small business concern, is

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Aldevra, B-406774, August 21, 2012

  • August 29, 2012
  • SDVOSB Set-AsidesVeterans First

Link: GAO Decision Protestor: Aldevra Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs Disposition: Protest Sustained. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: The Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to determine whether two or more service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns can meet its requirements at a reasonable price before proceeding with

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Aldevra, B-406608, B-406654, B-406655, B-406656, July 13, 2012

  • July 25, 2012
  • SDVOSB Set-AsidesVeterans First

Link: GAO Decision Protestor: Aldevra Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs Disposition: Protests Sustained. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: The Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to determine whether two or more service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns can meet its requirements at a reasonable price before proceeding with

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Pierce First Medical; Alternative Contracting Enterprises, LLC – Reconsideration, B-406291.3, B-406291.4, June 13, 2012

  • June 20, 2012
  • ReconsiderationSDVOSB Set-AsidesVeterans First

Link: GAO Decision Protestor: Pierce First Medical; Alternative Contracting Enterprises, LLC Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs Disposition: Requests for Reconsideration Denied _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protesters’ requests to reconsider our decision denying their protests are denied where the requests merely express disagreement with the prior decision, reiterate arguments made previously, and raise new arguments that could

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Kingdomware Technologies, B-406507, May 30, 2012

  • June 6, 2012
  • FSS ContractSDVOSB Set-AsidesVeterans First

Link: GAO Decision Protestor: Kingdomware Technologies Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs Disposition: Protest Sustained _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: The Department of Veterans Affairs improperly used non-mandatory Federal Supply Schedule procedures to procure services, rather than using a set-aside for service disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) concerns, and improperly awarding a contract to a non-SDVOSB concern. General

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Aldevra, B-406331, B-406391, April 23, 2012

  • May 2, 2012
  • SDVOSB Set-AsidesVeterans FirstVOSB Set Asides

Link: GAO Decision Protestor: Aldevra Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs Disposition: Protests Sustained. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: The Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to determine whether two or more service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns can meet its requirements at a reasonable price before proceeding with

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Crosstown Courier Service, Inc., B-406336, April 23, 2012

  • May 2, 2012
  • FSS ContractSDVOSB Set-AsidesVeterans First

Link: GAO Decision Protestor: Crosstown Courier Service, Inc. Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs Disposition: Protest Denied. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest that Department of Veterans Affairs improperly set aside a Federal Supply Schedule task order acquisition for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses is denied where record shows that agency’s actions were an unobjectionable exercise of its authority

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Kevcon, Inc., B-406101, B-406101.2, B-406101.3, February 6, 2012

  • April 4, 2012
  • Market ResearchSDVOSB Set-AsidesVeterans First

Link: GAO Decision Protestor: Kevcon, Inc. Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs Disposition: Protest Denied. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest challenging an agency’s decision to not set aside a procurement for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB) is denied where the agency concluded from its market research that it did not have a reasonable expectation of receiving proposals

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