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B-212056, JUN 20, 1983

B-212056 Jun 20, 1983
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DIGEST: PROTEST CONCERNING THE SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STATUS OF BIDDERS IS BY LAW A MATTER FOR DECISION BY THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND NOT FOR CONSIDERATION BY GAO. LORDSHIP ALLEGES THAT ELWYN IS NOT A SMALL BUSINESS. OUR OFFICE WILL NOT REVIEW QUESTIONS OF A BIDDER'S SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STATUS. THE PROTEST IS DISMISSED.

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B-212056, JUN 20, 1983

DIGEST: PROTEST CONCERNING THE SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STATUS OF BIDDERS IS BY LAW A MATTER FOR DECISION BY THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND NOT FOR CONSIDERATION BY GAO.

LORDSHIP INDUSTRIES, INC.:

LORDSHIP INDUSTRIES, INC. (LORDSHIP), PROTESTS THE AWARD OF A CONTRACT TO ELWYN INDUSTRIES (ELWYN) UNDER INVITATION FOR BIDS NO. DTCG36-83-B-00082, A SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD SUPPLY CENTER, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. LORDSHIP ALLEGES THAT ELWYN IS NOT A SMALL BUSINESS.

UNDER 15 U.S.C. SEC. 637(B) (SUPP. IV 1980), THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA) HAS EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE MATTERS OF SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STATUS FOR FEDERAL PROCUREMENT AND SALES PURPOSES. THEREFORE, OUR OFFICE WILL NOT REVIEW QUESTIONS OF A BIDDER'S SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STATUS. PUTNAM MILLS CORPORATION, B-207933, JULY 6, 1982, 82-2 CPD 25. ANY SIZE STATUS CHALLENGE MUST BE MADE ACCORDING TO SBA PROCEDURES, RATHER THAN THROUGH A BID PROTEST. WILLIAMSON MACHINE CO., INC., B-210580, FEBRUARY 7, 1983, 83-1 CPD 136.

ACCORDINGLY, THE PROTEST IS DISMISSED.

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