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B-418223,B-418223.2 1 (2020-01-31)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaeapj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A O U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Comptroller General Washington, DC 20548 of the United States ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE The decision issued on the date below was subject to Decision a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has 1been approved for public release. Matter of: Academy Medical, LLC File: B-418223; B-418223.2 Date: January 31, 2020 Julie M. Nichols, Esq., Roeder, Cochran, Phillips, PLLC, for the protester. Jason M. Fragoso, Esq., Department of Veterans Affairs, for the agency. Jacob M. Talcott and Jennifer D. Westfall-McGrail, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest challenging agency's failure to set aside any portion of a solicitation is sustained where the agency decision was unreasonable and insufficiently documented. DECISION Academy Medical, LLC., a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB), of West Palm Beach, Florida, protests the terms of request for proposals (RFP) No. 36C1 OG1 9R0050, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), for the distribution and supply management of medical, surgical, dental, and laboratory supplies to VA medical centers (VAMCs) and other governmental agencies (OGAs). The protester argues that the procurement should have been set aside for SDVOSBs or veteran-owned small businesses (VOSBs). We sustain the protest. BACKGROUND On September 27, 2019, the VA issued the solicitation, on an unrestricted basis, under the procedures of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) parts 12 and 15. Agency's Memorandum of Law at 2; Agency Report (AR), Tab 4, Acquisition Plan and Market Research (APMR) at 181. The solicitation sought proposals to provide the distribution 1 When referencing the agency's acquisition plan and market research, our Office cites to the associated Bates number.