Matter Of: K.B.M. Inc.; Johnson and Wales College; Association of Soil and Foundation Engineers
Abstract
By letter of March 13, 1981, K.B.M. Inc. (K.B.M.) requested a ruling by our Office in connection with an alleged violation of the Assignment of Claims Act,/31 U.S.C. 302 (1976), by Wright Patterson Air Force Base. K.B.M. alleges that Wright Patterson incorrectly paid $26,887.70 to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) instead of to K.B.M.'s assignee, Southern Ohio Bank. Johnson and Wales College (J and W) protests the award of a Navy contract to Bellarmine Preparatory School for the teaching of "Basic Educational Skills" courses (reading, English grammar, composition and mathematics) under request for proposals (RFP) No. N00612-80-R-0282, issued by the Department of the Navy, Naval Supply Systems Command (Navy). Paragraph C 390, Contractor Qualifications, required that the proposed contractor have "Accreditation by a regional accrediting association." J and W's low offer to teach the courses, which were to be given on a noncredit basis, was eliminated from consideration for award because, although the college has "national accreditation," it does not have regional accreditation. Based on our review, we sustain J and W's protest. The Association of Soil and Foundation Engineers (ASFE) protests the procedures used under request for quotation (RFQ) No. FQ467201930004 issued by the Department of the Air Force to obtain a soil testing analysis and report preliminary to rebuilding a taxiway at Castle Air Force Base, California. ASFE contends that the RFQ improperly utilized small purchase procedures because the procurement should have been conducted in accordance with the procedures required by the Brooks Bill, 40 U.S.C. 541 et seq. (1976).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 08, 1981
- Accession Number
- AD1119045
Entities
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office