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Titolo: Newly Issued CG Decisions

March 6, 2000
The General Accounting Office (GAO) today issued the following
Decisions and Opinions of the Comptroller General:
Bid Protest Decisions:
-  SWR, Inc., B-284075; B-284075.2, February 16, 2000
 
http://www.gao.gov/decisions/bidpro/284075.htm
   SWR, Inc. protests the award of a contract to Stephenson's
   Appliance by the United States Marine Corps pursuant to request
   for proposals (RFP) No. M6700199R0004. The protester contends
   that the Corps should have rejected the proposal submitted by
   Stephenson's Appliance as unacceptable because the proposal did
   not meet a number of RFP requirements. The protester also
   contends that the agency's past performance evaluation was
   unreasonable and that the agency improperly held discussions
   solely with the awardee.
   We sustain the protest.
-  Universal Fabric Structures, Inc., B-284032, February 10, 2000
 
http://www.gao.gov/decisions/bidpro/284032.htm
   Universal Fabric Structures, Inc. protests the award of a
   contract to American Spaceframe Fabricators, Inc. (ASFI) under
   request for proposals (RFP) No. F08635-99-R-0077, issued by the
   Department of the Air Force for portable B-2 bomber shelter
   systems. Universal argues that the agency misevaluated ASFI's
   past performance.
   We deny the protest.
-  Eastco Building Services, Inc., B-283972.2, February 10, 2000
 
http://www.gao.gov/decisions/bidpro/2839722.htm
   Matter of: Eastco Building Services, Inc.
   We deny the protest.
-  Aberdeen Technical Services, B-283727.2, February 22, 2000
 
http://www.gao.gov/decisions/bidpro/2837272.htm
   Aberdeen Technical Services (ATS) protests the decision of the
   Department of the Army, pursuant to Office of Management and
   Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-76, that it would be more economical
   to manage and operate base industrial operations in-house at the
   Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), Maryland, rather than to contract
   for these services under request for proposals (RFP) No.
   DAAD05-98-R-0565. ATS challenges the cost comparison on numerous
   grounds, arguing that the Army failed to include all of the costs
   required for in-house performance in its estimate and made
   improper upward adjustments to ATS's proposal. The protester also
   contends that the agency improperly failed to follow the
   requirements contained in the Circular and the Revised
   Supplemental Handbook (March 1996) for comparing a "best value"
   private-sector offer with the government's Most Efficient
   Organization/Management Study (MEO).
   We sustain the protest.
These decisions are now available from GAO's World Wide Web site
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March 7, 2000
The General Accounting Office (GAO) today issued the following
Decisions and Opinions of the Comptroller General:
Bid Protest Decisions:
-  HG Properties A, L.P., B-284170; B-284170.2; B-284170.3, March 3,
   2000
 
http://www.gao.gov/decisions/bidpro/284170.htm
   HG Properties A, L.P. protests the terms of solicitation for
   offers (SFO) No. R4-00-01, issued by the Department of
   Agriculture, Forest Service, for office and related space in
   Cedar City, Utah, for the Dixie National Forest Supervisor's
   Office. HG contends that the SFO lease term extends beyond the
   expiration date of a delegation of leasing authority granted to
   the agency by the General Services Administration (GSA), that the
   agency failed to consult with local officials or consider their
   views regarding location of the leased space, and failed to give
   adequate consideration to space located in the central business
   area (CBA) of the city. HG also challenges certain performance
   requirements and evaluation terms of the SFO.
   We deny the protest.
-  LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, B-283825; B-283825.3, February 3,
   2000
 
http://www.gao.gov/decisions/bidpro/283825.htm
   Matter of: LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae
   2. Protest that the contracting agency improperly selected
   awardee despite an alleged organizational conflict of interest is
   denied where the record does not support this allegation.
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March 8, 2000
The General Accounting Office (GAO) today issued the following
Decisions and Opinions of the Comptroller General:
Bid Protest Decisions:
-  Clean Venture, Inc., B-284176, March 6, 2000
 
http://www.gao.gov/decisions/bidpro/284176.htm
   Clean Venture, Inc. protests the award of a contract to
   Safety-Kleen, Inc., under request for proposals (RFP) No.
   SP4400-99-R-0004, issued by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA),
   Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS), for hazardous
   waste disposal services at various military facilities. Clean
   Venture protests the evaluation of its past performance.
   We deny the protest.
-  Davies Rail & Mechanical Works Inc., B-283911.2, March 6, 2000
 
http://www.gao.gov/decisions/bidpro/2839112.htm
   Davies Rail & Mechanical Works Inc. protests the award of a
   contract to Ederer Inc. under request for proposals (RFP) No.
   N62472-98-R-1648, issued by the Navy Crane Center (NCC), Naval
   Facilities Engineering Command, for the purchase of four cranes
   and the refurbishment of another crane at the submarine base in
   Bangor, Washington. Davies contends that as the low priced
   offeror, it should have received the award, and that the decision
   that Ederer's proposal offered the best value, notwithstanding
   its higher price, was unreasonable.
   We deny the protest.
-  Mid Pacific Environmental, B-283309.2, January 10, 2000
 
http://www.gao.gov/decisions/bidpro/2833092.htm
   Mid Pacific Environmental protests the award of a contract to
   Willbros Operating Systems, Inc. under request for proposals
   (RFP) No. SPO600-R-0009, issued by the Defense Energy Support
   Center (DESC), Defense Logistics Agency to provide and operate an
   automated fuel dispensing facility at the U.S. Marine Corps Air
   Ground Combat Center, 29 Palms, California. Mid Pacific questions
   the propriety of the agency's evaluation of the awardee's past
   performance, and asserts that the resulting best value
   determination is flawed and inadequately documented.
   We deny the protest.
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March 9, 2000
The General Accounting Office (GAO) today issued the following
Decisions and Opinions of the Comptroller General:
Bid Protest Decisions:
-  AIU North America, Inc., B-283743.2, February 16, 2000
 
http://www.gao.gov/decisions/bidpro/2837432.htm
   We sustain the protest.
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March 10, 2000
The General Accounting Office (GAO) today issued the following
Decisions and Opinions of the Comptroller General:
No decisions were posted to the internet today.
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March 13, 2000
The General Accounting Office (GAO) today issued the following
Decisions and Opinions of the Comptroller General:
Appropriations Decisions:
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http://www.gao.gov/decisions/appro/283464.htm
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http://www.gao.gov/decisions/appro/281063.htm
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http://www.gao.gov/decisions/appro/2798663.htm
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http://www.gao.gov/decisions/appro/277165.htm
These decisions are now available from GAO's World Wide Web site
in both HTML and PDF versions at the indicated URLs (.pdf extension
for PDF version).  They have also been sent to the U.S. Government
Printing Office for addition to the Comptroller General Decisions
GPO Access WAIS database.
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March 14, 2000
The General Accounting Office (GAO) today issued the following
Decisions and Opinions of the Comptroller General:
Appropriations Decisions:
-  Unauthorized Use of Interest Earned on Appropriated Funds, B-283834,
   February 24, 2000
 
http://www.gao.gov/decisions/appro/283834.htm
   Pursuant to a request from the Chairman of the House
   Subcommittee, District of Columbia Appropriations, we reviewed
   interest earnings on federal funds paid to various District of
   Columbia government entities from fiscal year 1995 through fiscal
   year 1999. During our review, we learned that the Court Services
   and Offender Supervision Agency of the District of Columbia
   (CSOSA) earned interest on funds appropriated to it and spent the
   interest in 1998 and 1999. As discussed below, we conclude that
   CSOSA lacked the requisite statutory authority to spend the
   interest earned.
-  Telephone Charges &ndash; State of Utah, B-283464, February 28, 2000
 
http://www.gao.gov/decisions/appro/283464.htm
   An authorized certifying officer of the Department of
   Agriculture's National Finance Center has requested an advance
   decision under 31 U.S.C. &sect; 3529 on the propriety of paying
   the 911 emergency services telephone charge and the hearing
   impaired surcharge assessed against federal agencies in the state
   of Utah. [1] For the reasons set forth below, both the 911 charge
   and the hearing impaired surcharge are vendee taxes, the legal
   burden of which falls directly on the federal government as a
   user of telephone services. Accordingly, the federal government
   is constitutionally immune from these taxes.
-  Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) &ndash; Payment of a Non-,
   B-281063, December 1, 1999
 
http://www.gao.gov/decisions/appro/281063.htm
   The Director of the Division of Accounting and Finance, Office of
   the Chief Financial Officer, United States Nuclear Regulatory
   Commission (NRC) requests our opinion on whether it was proper
   for NRC to pay a non-negotiable, non-separable facility rental
   fee for five NRC workshops when the fee covered the cost of meals
   and refreshments served at the workshops. Under the circumstances
   described below, we conclude that the payment was not improper.
-  Appraisal Subcommittee of the Federal Financial Institutions,
   B-279866.3, February 28, 2000
 
http://www.gao.gov/decisions/appro/2798663.htm
   Pursuant to section 1109 of the Financial Institutions Reform,
   Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA), the Appraisal
   Subcommittee (ASC) of the Federal Financial Institutions
   Examination Council maintains a registry of appraisers qualified
   and eligible to perform appraisals in federally related
   transactions. 12 U.S.C. &sect; 3338(b)(1). To be eligible, the
   appraiser must pay an annual registry fee to a state appraiser
   certifying and licensing agency, which must transmit collected
   fees to ASC on an annual basis. 12 U.S.C. &sect; 3338(a)(2). The
   State of Georgia has a licensing and certification program that
   results in an appraiser's initial licensing period being as short
   as one month or as long as 23 months depending on the applicant's
   month of birth and the month the licensing period begins. Georgia
   collects from the appraiser and transmits to ASC an annual
   registry fee covering the initial licensing period regardless of
   its duration.
-  Funding for Air Force Cost Plus Fixed Fee Level of Effort Contract,
   B-277165, January 10, 2000
 
http://www.gao.gov/decisions/appro/277165.htm
   This decision responds to a request from a contracting officer
   asking whether repeat launch vehicle integration analysis and
   support are severable or nonseverable services for purpose of
   determining the proper appropriation to charge with contract
   modifications extending the period of contract performance. The
   contracting officer also asks whether a single or multiple factor
   approach is correct for making a serverability determination.
Bid Protest Decisions:
-  CHE Consulting, Inc.; Digital Technologies, Inc., B-284110;
   B-284110.2; B-284110.3, February 18, 2000
 
http://www.gao.gov/decisions/bidpro/284110.htm
   CHE Consulting, Inc. and Digital Technologies, Inc. protest the
   terms of request for proposals (RFP) No. DCA200-99-R-5011, issued
   by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) for on-site
   preventive and remedial hardware maintenance on data processing
   equipment located at various facilities throughout the United
   States. The protesters object to the RFP's requirement that
   offerors obtain support agreements from original equipment
   manufacturers (OEM) to cover a minimum of 65 percent of the
   equipment to be maintained.
   We deny the protests.
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March 15, 2000
The General Accounting Office (GAO) today issued the following
Decisions and Opinions of the Comptroller General:
No decisions were posted to the internet today.
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