B-184086: Oct 9, 1975

A company protested award of contracts under a small business set-aside, objecting to the evaluation of one awardee's bid prices and questioning the small business status of the other awardee. The solicitation did not preclude consideration of a prompt payment discount to determine the best bid price. The question of a bidder's size status is for determination by the Small Business Administration...

B-184086: Oct 9, 1975

PROVIDED THAT ELIGIBLE PROMPT PAYMENT DISCOUNTS WOULD BE APPLIED AFTER THE EVALUATED PRICE WAS COMPUTED FROM THE APPLICATION OF THE SINGLE PERCENTAGE. 2. QUESTION OF SUCCESSFUL BIDDER'S SMALL BUSINESS STATUS UNDER SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE IS FOR DETERMINATION BY SBA. WHICHEVER IS LATER. THE BID SCHEDULE WAS SO CONSTITUTED THAT VARIOUS GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS AND CITIES THEREIN WERE ENUMERATED WITH GOVE...