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 2016-06-24 U.S. Government Publishing Office 1999-01-21 monographic deposited born digital 4 p. GA 1.13:B-281281 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-281281 P0b002ee18fd4eb1a f:281281 DGPO 2016-06-24 2016-06-24 GAOREPORTS-B-281281 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-281281 B-281281 Comptroller General Decision

With regard to solicitation to select insurance carrier to furnish contractors with Defense Base Act (DBA) workers' compensation insurance coverage required for contractor employees performing public work contracts and certain other contracts outside of the United States, protest that agency improperly deleted Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) affirmative action clauses from solicitation is denied where FAR is inapplicable because appropriated funds would not be obligated or expended under the DBA contract to be awarded under the solicitation; FAR applies only to acquisitions by the government of supplies or services with appropriated funds. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-281281/html/GAOREPORTS-B-281281.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-281281/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-281281.pdf GAO/B-281281 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-281281 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-281281; Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York, B-281281, January; Title 10 Section 2305(a)(1)(B)(ii) 10 U.S.C. 2305(a)(1)(B)(ii) Title 42 Section 1651(a) 42 U.S.C. 1651(a)