BUNDLING OF CONTRACTS ALLOWED DESPITE IMPACT ON SMALL BUSINESS

Comptroller General’s Office of the Government Accountability Office

Matter of Nautical Engineering, Inc.

No. B-309955
November 7, 2007

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has allowed an agency to bundle separate small maintenance and repair contracts into a single larger contract. Although the bundling may have been detrimental to small businesses, the agency demonstrated “measurably substantial benefits” from the ... Log in to view the full text.