A firm protested a Department of Labor contract award for architect-engineer services, contending that Labor failed to fulfill its obligation under the Small Business Act to encourage small business and that the evaluation was not in accord with applicable regulations. The protester alleged that the evaluation criteria set forth in a notice in the Commerce Business Daily created a strong bias favo...

MINORITY-OWNED FIRMS IS UNTIMELY WHERE THIS INFORMATION APPEARED IN A COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE PROPOSED PROCUREMENT. YET THE PROTEST WAS NOT FILED UNTIL AFTER THE CLOSING DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR RECEIPT OF QUALIFICATIONS STATEMENTS (STANDARD FORMS 254 AND 255) FROM INTERESTED A-E FIRMS. CONTRACTS - SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS - AWARDS - SET-ASIDES - ADMINISTRATIVE DET...