[Protest of Air Force Contract Award for Roof Replacement]

A firm protested an Air Force contract award for roof removal and replacement, contending that the awardee: (1) was ineligible for award, since it failed to submit a properly completed certification; and (2) was a front for a large contractor to qualify for the small business set-aside. GAO held that: (1) the solicitation did not prohibit the subcontractor from signing the certification in lieu of the awardee; (2) the awardee acknowledged its responsibility for performing the contract; (3) it would not review the Air Force's affirmative responsibility determination, since there was no evidence that the Air Force acted in bad faith or misapplied definitive responsibility criteria; and (4) there was no evidence that the subcontractor was using the awardee as a small-business front to win the contract. Accordingly, the protest was dismissed.