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Veterans Administration Procurement: Protests Concerning Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Preferences Sustained

GAO-12-278T Published: Nov 30, 2011. Publicly Released: Nov 30, 2011.
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Under the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984, GAO is required to consider protests filed by interested parties concerning the terms of solicitations or contract awards. In deciding protests, GAO makes a determination of whether the agency's actions complied with procurement statutes and regulations. Aldevera, an SDVOSB concern, argued that two solicitations issued by the Veterans Administration should have been set aside for SDVOSB concerns.

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Bid protest costsEligibility determinationsFederal procurementFederal procurement policyInterested partiesProcurement regulationsRequirements definitionService-disabled veteran-owned small businessSmall business set-asidesSolicitation specificationsSpecifications protests