Protest against Contracting Officer's Determination of Nonresponsibility

The low bidder protested the contracting officer's determination of its nonresponsibility and its referral to the Small Business Administration (SBA) for a Certificate of Competency. The SBA affirmation of the determination of nonresponsibility militated against the company's assertion that the determination was arbitrary, and there was no basis for concluding that the contracting officer acted in bad faith.