United States Court of Federal Claims June 14, 1999, No. 99-222C (Beta Analytics International, Inc. v. United States)

OPINION

MILLER, Judge.

This post-award bid protest is before the court after argument on cross-motions for judgment upon the administrative record. The most substantial issue is whether the *133Government, which encouraged offerors to submit “creative or innovative approaches,” violated a mandatory requirement of the solicitation by allowing the awardee to combine the hours for two required labor