Rothe Development Corporation v. Department of Defense: The Constitutionality of Federal Contracting Programs for Minority-Owned and Other Small Businesses

Feder, Jody ; Manuel, Kate M.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Public contracts;    Government contractors;    Women in business;    Minority business enterprises;   

RP-ID  :  R40440
RP-ID  :  R40440_2009Mar16

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses Rothe Development Corporation v. Department of Defense, a case involving a constitutional challenge to a minority contracting program authorized under Section 1207 of the Department of Defense (DOD) Authorization Act of 1987. This program allowed DOD to take 10% off the price of bids or offers submitted by "small disadvantaged businesses" in determining which bid or offer had the lowest price or represented the best value for the government.