A firm protested any contract award under an invitation for bids for dredging services which was set aside for small businesses. The protester, a large business, contended that the prices received for this bid were unreasonable because the bid had been restricted to small businesses. The protester filed suit in a U.S. district court requesting an injunction to prevent the Army from entering into t...

DIGEST: PROTEST THAT PROCUREMENT WAS IMPROPERLY SET ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESS FIRMS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED WHERE MATERIAL ISSUES ARE BEFORE COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION AND COURT HAS NOT REQUESTED OR OTHERWISE EXPRESSED ITS INTEREST IN VIEWS OF GAO. WHICH WAS RESTRICTED TO SMALL BUSINESS FIRMS. WERE UNREASONABLE. NORFOLK ARGUES THAT THE CONTRACTING OFFICER SHOULD HAVE REALIZED THAT IT COULD NOT...