B-283399.4: May 18, 2000

DIGEST Protest that requirement should have been set aside for exclusive small business participation is denied where the contracting officer conducted market research. Are generally equipped with cash register equipment with front-end scanners that collect data on specific items sold. DeCA's commissary sales data is available to contractors by "subscription agreement" involving the purchase of a...

B-283399.4: May 18, 2000

A firm protested a Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) solicitation for database services, contending that the procurement should be set aside for exclusive small business participation. GAO held that DeCA reasonably determined that it could not expect to receive proposals from at least two responsible small businesses that would perform the solicitation requirements at a fair market price. According...