Building Firm Keeps Army Corps’ $34 Million Fort Polk Contract

Hasen Global LCC lost its protest of a $34 million US Army Corps of Engineers contract for construction at Fort Polk in Louisiana, the GAO said in a decision released Wednesday.

Cerris Builders Inc. can move forward with the contract to sustain, restore, and modernize a tactical maintenance facility at the fort, since Hasen—which made a $28 million offer—didn’t show in its protest that the agency improperly assigned its proposal weaknesses under the small business participation evaluation factor, the US Government Accountability Office said.

Hasen’s bid didn’t indicate whether it would meet or exceed target percentages for small business participation, ...