Bureau of Prisons Procurement Hurts Small Business, Suit Says

The US Bureau of Prisons is unlawfully disadvantaging small businesses in its pursuit of a contractor to provide residential reentry center services in the Washington, D.C. area, according to Core DC LLC.

Core, which provides services under an incumbent contract, says the agency conducted a flawed “Rule of Two” analysis before deciding to issue its procurement on an unrestricted basis. The company’s US Court of Federal Claims complaint was made public Jan. 23.

The rule says that a federal agency must make reasonable efforts to determine if at least two or more small businesses are capable of performing a contract ...