A firm protested an Army contract award for the inspection and repair of storm and sanitary sewer lines, contending that: (1) the awardee did not meet a definitive responsibility criterion; (2) the contracting officer improperly considered the qualifications of the awardee's subcontractor; and (3) there was not sufficient evidence to show that the subcontractor satisfied the criterion on the award...

Digest Protest that awardee does not meet solicitation's definitive responsibility criterion requiring proof of 5 years of experience for the type of work to be performed is sustained where record shows the contracting officer did not have adequate. Contracting officer did not have adequate. MEI argues that STEP does not meet the solicitation's definitive responsibility criterion and is thus ineli...