Negotiating Sole Source Award with WOSB HUBZone Concern Reasonable Even if Other Non-HUBZone WOSBs Could Meet Requirements; GAO B-414630, JRS Staffing Services

Protest that agency improperly negotiated a sole-source contract with a Historically Underutilized Business Zone small business concern is denied, where the agency conducted adequate market research, based its decision on a lack of progress meeting its HUBZone contracting goals, and the FAR did not require the agency to give primary consideration to woman-owned small businesses.