Task: Wrong Candidate Generation
Input (English): solid waste collection contract. Wash. Rev.Code § 81.77 only requires that a WUTC Certificate be obtained by the time performance commences. Nevertheless, the Air Force’s Final Justification concluded: ,“[o]fferors on the previous solicitation are expected to show an interest in this procurement, however, they will not be eligible to compete as prime contractors without a certificate for this geographic area issued by the WUTC.” AR at 777. The record in this case does not support that conclusion. The law is clear that a contracting officer must make reasonable efforts to ascertain if it is likely that at least two small businesses capable of performing the work will submit offers. See 15 U.S.C. § 657a(b)(2)(B); see also MCS Management, Inc. v. United States, 48 Fed.Cl. 506, 511 (2001) (<HOLDING>) aff’d, 25 Fed.Appx. 957 (Fed.Cir. 2001); see 
 Holding statements: (A) holding that although 15 usc  657a and relevant far provisions do not require a particular method to assess small business availability a contracting officer must make reasonable efforts to determine whether offers will be received from at least two responsible small businesses at fair market prices (B) holding that the alleged disclosure must at least be reasonable for the perceived whistleblower doctrine to apply (C) holding misrepresentation must at least be partial cause of plaintiffs injury (D) holding under facts presented that probation officer was entitled to at least qualified immunity (E) holding that appellant was deprived of a fair trial where the jury was instructed in such a way that it was not required to find at least two elements of the offense of capital murder to be proven beyond a reasonable doubt
Output (English): holding that the alleged disclosure must at least be reasonable for the perceived whistleblower doctrine to apply