Contracts
Denial of pre-qualified status for poor evaluation upheld.Prequalification is the method through which an agency evaluates the qualifications of vendors to provide certain goods or services before it issues solicitations for a specific contract. When an agency denies a vendor prequalification, the vendor may appeal the agency head's decision to OATH.
Council of Belmont Organization, Inc. v. Dep't for the Aging (in PDF) , OATH Index No. 1163/12, mem. dec. (Mar. 14, 2012).