A firm protested the award of a contract contending that the District of Columbia failed to apply the small business and labor surplus area differential required by the Buy American Act when evaluating the Canadian awardee's bid and that proper bid evaluation would have resulted in an award to itself. The protester asserted that this evaluation preference is required by an Executive order and by F...

PROTEST THAT PROCURING AGENCY SHOULD HAVE APPLIED BUY AMERICAN ACT DIFFERENTIAL RELATING TO SUPPLY RATHER THAN CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT. IS UNTIMELY UNDER 4 C.F.R. WAS THE LOW BIDDER AT $2. 569 (9 PERCENT HIGHER THAN BEER) WAS SECOND LOW. CTI'S INITIAL PROTEST TO THE DISTRICT WAS DENIED AFTER HEARINGS AND REVIEW BY THE DISTRICT CONTRACT REVIEW COMMITTEE. WAS FILED WITH OUR OFFICE ON THE DAY AWARD WAS...