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B-192670 1 (1978-11-28)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadgrs0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DOCUMENT RI50MI 08116 - rC33484281 raidder's Compliance with Requirement to Subcoatract to Minority auinesseuJ. 3-192670. November 28, 1978. 6 pp. Decision re: Mayfair Coastruction Co.; by Robert F. Keller, Deputy Comptroller General. Contact: office of the General Counmel: Procuresent law 1. Orqanization Concorned: National Aeronautics ana SFace Administration; Algernhn-Blair Industrial Contractors9 Inc. Authority: 54 Coup. Ge. 66. 54 Coup. Gen. 509. 53 Coap. Gen. 932. B-190916 (1978. Keco Industries v. Uaited Stites, 492 F.2d 1200, 1205 (1974). A protester alleged that the awardee of a contract was qiven an unfair advantage bectuse of uaiver by the agency of the minority contractor subcontracting requirements. The pratest involved the aqency's affirmative determination of responsibility which is not generally reviewed by GAO, but since compliance with the agency's intent to subcontract 205 ct the value of subcontractors to minority businesses involved a definitive responsibility criterion, it was reviewable. The contractinq officer's determination that the potential awarde. should be founA responsible in the mincity subcontracting area was supported by objective evidence. JlTN)