A firm protested an Army contract award for custodial services as erroneous, alleging that the awardee lacked the required top secret facility clearance. The initial solicitation required that employees working in restricted areas possess a security clearance and be eligible for special indoctrination; however, the Army amended the solicitation to require that the contractor also possess a securit...

CONTRACTS - AWARD - ERRONEOUS DIGEST: AWARD OF CONTRACT TO OFFEROR NOT POSSESSING TOP SECRET FACILITY SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIRED BY SOLICITATION WAS IMPROPER. ROWE ALLEGES THAT AWARD TO DRYTECH WAS IMPROPER BECAUSE. CONTRACTING OFFICIALS INDICATE THAT THE REQUIREMENT FOR A TOP SECRET FACILITY SECURITY CLEARANCE WAS ADDED TO THE SOLICITATION TO ENABLE THE SUCCESSFUL OFFEROR'S EMPLOYEES TO OBTAIN T...