[Recommendation Against Debarment for Davis-Bacon Act Violations]

The Department of Labor recommended that a firm and two of its officers be placed on the ineligible bidders list for violating wage rate regulations. GAO found that the protester: (1) did not willfully violate labor standards; (2) did not intentionally misclassify two of its employees; (3) made full restitution for checks that were previously nonnegotiable; (4) had a legitimate disagreement over seven employees' work hours that resulted in its failure to pay those employees; and (5) did not falsify any of its payrolls. Accordingly, the request for debarment was denied.