B-274624:
Dec 19, 1996
An individual protested a Forest Service purchase order for forest thinning, contending that the Service: (1) improperly issued the purchase order before receiving his quotation; and (2) gave the awardee preferential treatment because of its participation in the Small Business Administration's section 8(a) program. GAO held that: (1) the Forest Service reasonably decided not to consider the protes...