Use of Negotiation Techniques in Small Business Set-Aside Procurement
B-184775
Published: Feb 19, 1976. Publicly Released: Feb 19, 1976.
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A company protested the agency's use of conventional negotiation techniques in a small business set-aside procurement. The use of negotiation techniques was not proper even though the agency contended that it could not achieve the desired quality of services through advertisement of the specifications. The procurement should be canceled and resolicited through formal advertising.