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NSIAD-84-146 1 (1984-08-08)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabnlx0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 NATIONAL SECURITY ANO INTERNATIONAL AFFPIRS DIVISION B-214283 RELEASED AUGUST 8. 1984, The Honorable Dale Bumpers United States Senate The Honorable David Pryor United States Senate The Honorable John Paul Hammerschmidt House of Representatives The Honorable Bill Alexander House of Representatives The Honorable Ed Betune125107 House of Representatives The Honorable Beryl Anthony, Jr. House of Representatives Subject: Evaluation of Whether the Air Force Improperly Denied Solicitation Packages to Chem-Fab Corporation (GAO/NSIAD-84-146) In response to your December 9, 1982, requests and subsequent discussions with your offices, we evaluated whether the Air Force's Warner Robins Air Logistics Center (WRALC), Warner Robins, Georgia, had violated requirements of the Defense Acquisition Regulation (DAR) and Public Law 95-507 in denying eight solicitation packages to the Chem-Fab Corporation, an Arkansas small business firm. Solicitation packages contain information that contractors need to bid for contracts. Specif- ically, we determined why the denials were made and whether the denials indicate a pervasive problem. We briefed your offices on our findings and conclusions shortly after completion of our field work. WRALC officials said that under normal circumstances, Chem- Fab would have been sent the denied solicitation packages. How- ever, WRALC was unable to provide these packages because of an unexpected large increase in the number of solicitation package requests during September 1982, coupled with a shortage of clerks available for handling these requests. We believe that WRALC's actions, however, did not violate applicable sections of DAR and Public Law 95-507. DAR and Pub- lic Law 9!-507 require that solicitation packages on puolicized procurements be provided to all requesting small businesses. (942247) SLGI ,