B-272213.2: Oct 22, 1996

A firm protested a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) solicitation for the development and operation of a Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome information clearinghouse, contending that: (1) CDC should not have set aside the solicitation for exclusive small business participation; and (2) the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grants and Acquisition Management...

B-272213.2: Oct 22, 1996

A procurement for services supporting an information clearinghouse was properly set aside for exclusive small business participation. The RFP was issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for information retrieval services. The CDC Small And Disadvantaged Business Utilization Specialist (SADBUS) recommended to the contracting officer that the CDC conduct the procurement as a t...