B-290925: Oct 23, 2002

Intermark, Inc. protests the terms of request for proposals (RFP) No. DABT01-02-R-0003, issued by the Department of the Army to acquire full food services at Fort Rucker, Alabama. Intermark maintains that the agency has improperly issued the solicitation on an unrestricted basis rather than as a small business set-aside.We sustain the protest...

B-290925: Oct 23, 2002

Which is not a small business concern. Agency is required to consult with Secretary of Education with a view to making award to SLA under the RSA if its proposal is in competitive range. There is no basis for eliminating the set-aside altogether. Since agency can serve the purpose of the RSA by issuing a solicitation that is generally restricted to small businesses but also provides for participat...