B-182420: Oct 17, 1975

LARGE BUSINESS PROTESTING AWARDEE'S ALLEGED LACK OF ICC AUTHORITY TO PERFORM CONTRACT PURSUANT TO SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE PROCUREMENT IS NOT "INTERESTED PARTY" UNDER GAO PROTEST PROCEDURES SINCE SPECIFIC ISSUE RAISED RELATES SOLELY TO MATTER EXTRANEOUS TO ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT UNDER WHICH PROTESTER WAS EXCLUDED FROM PROCUREMENT. PROTEST WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED ON MERITS. THAT IS. AREAS OF PERFOR...

B-182420: Oct 17, 1975

A company protested that the awardee of a partial small business set-aside was not a qualified bidder because it did not hold Interstate Commerce Commission operating authority for that area. The protest was not considered on its merits because the protester was not an interested party under the Bid Protest Procedures...