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 2001-02-22 monographic deposited born digital 14 p. GA 1.13:B-286817 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-286817 P0b002ee18fd4a2e3 f:286817 DGPO 2016-06-23 2016-06-23 GAOREPORTS-B-286817 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-286817 B-286817 Comptroller General Decision 1. Protester's contention that an agency's solicitation is an improperly bundled procurement, in violation of the bundling restrictions in the Small Business Act, 15 U.S.C. sect. 631(j)(3) (Supp. IV 1998), is denied where the solicitation, while clearly comprised of consolidated requirements, does not fall within the reach of the Act because the solicitation will not result in contracts that are "unsuitable for award to a small-business concern," within the meaning of 15 U.S.C. sect. 632(o)(2).<p/>2. Protester's alternative contention that the bundling in the solicitation violated the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984, 10 U.S.C. sect. 2305(a)(1) (1994), is denied where the agency has established in the record that its consolidated approach is needed to satisfy its needs, and where the protester has not shown that the approach will not provide the benefits claimed, or is unreasonable. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-286817/html/GAOREPORTS-B-286817.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-286817/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-286817.pdf GAO/B-286817 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-286817 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-286817; Phoenix Scientific Corporation, B-286817, February 22, 2001; Volume 111 Page 2592 111 Stat. 2592 Public Law 105-135