B-183036: May 20, 1975

QUESTION CONCERNING SERVICE CLASSIFICATION UTILIZED FOR SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE PROCUREMENT IS NOT FOR CONSIDERATION BY GAO. SINCE CONCLUSIVE AUTHORITY OVER QUESTION OF THIS NATURE IS VESTED BY STATUTE IN SBA WHICH HAS PROMULGATED REGULATIONS HAVING FORCE AND EFFECT OF LAW TO RESOLVE SUCH MATTERS. 2. THERE IS NOTHING IN EVIDENCE TO SHOW THAT MISSTATEMENT WAS DELIBERATELY MADE. THE PROPOSED AWARD...

B-183036: May 20, 1975

The protester objected to a proposed award under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act, alleging that the agency had disregarded the extent to which other small business concerns had historically been dependent upon the contract in question for a significant portion of their sales. The protest regarding the service classification utilized for the small business set-aside procurement was not for c...