B-292568: Oct 3, 2003

Global Solutions Network, Inc., protests the terms of solicitation No. AB133C-03-RP-0047, issued by the Department of Commerce, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), for database management support services to support and maintain NOAA's environmental databases. Global maintains that the RFP, issued a small business set aside, should have been set aside for Historically Underutilized...

B-292568: Oct 3, 2003

DIGEST Agency's determination not to set aside procurement for Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) businesses was reasonably based on the agency's determination that it did not expect to receive proposals from at least two responsible HUBZone firms capable of satisfying this solicitation's particular requirements at fair market prices. Should have been set aside for Historically Und...