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B-184430, JANUARY 2, 1976, 55 COMP.GEN. 617

B-184430: Jan 2, 1976

MERE ALLEGATION BY AWARDEE BASED UPON ITS EXPERIENCE THAT PROTESTER WAS NOT ELIGIBLE SMALL BUSINESS UNDER SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA) "GRANDFATHER" CLAUSE IS INSUFFICIENT. IS SIGNIFICANT ISSUE UNDER BID PROTEST PROCEDURES. APPLICABLE SBA REGULATIONS WERE CHANGED 7 DAYS PRIOR TO BID OPENING AND IFB CAN REASONABLY BE CONSTRUED AS SETTING FORTH SIZE STANDARD DIFFERING FROM SBA'S. CONTRACTS -...

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Propriety of Solicitation's Failure To Reference Change in Small Business Size Standard Applicable to Procurement

B-184430: Jan 2, 1976

A subcontractor to one of the bidders on a 100 percent small business set-aside procurement protested against the failure of the Navy to reference in the solicitation an applicable Small Business Administration (SBA) regulation used in the determination of small business size status. The change in the SBA's small business size standard was published in the Federal Register prior to bid opening, so...

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