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Rule of Two Archive
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American Medical Equipment Company, B-407113; B-407113.2, November 8, 2012
Posted on January 30, 2013 | No CommentsLink: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs Disposition: Protest denied. General Counsel P.C. Highlight: GAO denied the protest of American Medical Equipment Company (AMEC), regarding the terms of a request for proposals (RFP), issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for home oxygen... -
Six3 Systems, Inc., B-404885.2, October 20, 2011
Posted on November 10, 2011 | No CommentsLink: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of the Army Disposition: Protest denied. Keywords: Small business set-aside; Sources sought notice; Capability of performing General Counsel P.C. Highlight: Before making a small business set aside the FAR only requires the Contracting Officer to determine that it is reasonable... -
Ceradyne, Inc., B-402281, February 17, 2010
Posted on March 18, 2010 | No CommentsLink: GAO Opinion Agency: U.S. Army Material Command Disposition: Protests denied. Keywords: Rule of two General Counsel P.C. Highlight: “The Rule of Two”: any procurement valued at over $100,000 where there is a reasonable expectation that two or more responsible small businesses will submit proposals... -
Global Solutions Network, Inc., B-401230, June 26, 2009
Posted on June 26, 2009 | No CommentsLink: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of Justice Disposition: Protest denied. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest that solicitation for administrative support services should have been set aside for historically under utilized business zone (HUBZone) or small business concerns is denied, where agency reasonably determined from market research,... -
Med-South, Inc., B-401214, May 20, 2009
Posted on May 20, 2009 | No CommentsLink: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs Disposition: Protest denied _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Agency’s decision to set aside a procurement for small businesses is reasonable where the agency performed market research that demonstrated a reasonable likelihood that the agency would receive offers from two... -
Mission Critical Solutions, B-401057, May 4, 2009
Posted on May 4, 2009 | No CommentsLink: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of the Army Disposition: Protest sustained. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest is sustained where contracting agency did not consider whether two or more qualified Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) small businesses could be expected to submit offers and whether award could...
