WASHINGTON - Art Munn saw his business nearly fall victim to what congressional investigators say is a growing problem: Small firms on the verge of winning federal contracts lose out to well-connected corporate giants that also claim to be small companies.
Munn, a Maryland-based contractor, competed for a Marine Corps contract last year to build radar dome covers in Bahrain. A large company, however, threatened to beat his small firm out for the award. Munn protested, and after several months, the other company was ruled ineligible for the contract.
"It gets ugly," he said. "This time, everything worked like it was supposed to work, and I got the contract. But it gets …
Big Companies Cash in on Fed ContractsWASHINGTON - Art Munn saw his business nearly fall victim to what congressional investigators say is a growing problem: Small firms on the verge of winning federal contracts lose out to well-connected corporate giants that also claim to be small companies.
Munn, a Maryland-based contractor, competed for a Marine Corps contract last year to build radar dome covers in Bahrain. A large company, however, threatened to beat his small firm out for the award. Munn protested, and after several months, the other company was ruled ineligible for the contract.
"It gets ugly," he said. "This time, everything worked like it was supposed to work, and I got the contract. But it gets …
Big Companies Cash in on Fed ContractsWASHINGTON - Art Munn saw his business nearly fall victim to what congressional investigators say is a growing problem: Small firms on the verge of winning federal contracts lose out to well-connected corporate giants that also claim to be small companies.
Munn, a Maryland-based contractor, competed for a Marine Corps contract last year to build radar dome covers in Bahrain. A large company, however, threatened to beat his small firm out for the award. Munn protested, and after several months, the other company was ruled ineligible for the contract.
"It gets ugly," he said. "This time, everything worked like it was supposed to work, and I got the contract. But it gets …
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