United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao_comptroller_general legislative 2016-06-23 U.S. Government Publishing Office 1996-10-02 monographic deposited born digital 7 p. GA 1.13:B-272174 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-272174 P0b002ee18fd47f1a f:272174 DGPO 2016-06-23 2016-06-23 GAOREPORTS-B-272174 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-272174 B-272174 Comptroller General Decision

Small Business Administration failed to follow its published regulatory implementation of the statutory requirement that 8(a) construction contracts be awarded to 8(a) concerns located within the county or state where the work will be performed by imposing geographic restrictions linking the eligibility of an 8(a) concern to compete for such contracts with the location at which the 8(a) concern maintains its principal place of business, as opposed to a branch office. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-272174/html/GAOREPORTS-B-272174.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-272174/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-272174.pdf GAO/B-272174 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-272174 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-272174; PI Construction Company; Title 5 Section 553 5 U.S.C. 553 Title 15 Section 637(a) Title 15 Section 637(a)(11) 15 U.S.C. 637(a) 15 U.S.C. 637(a)(11)