A company protested against the award of a subcontract under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act, contending that the awardee did not qualify for award under this section and that the subcontract should not have been set aside under the section. The protest was denied since there was no showing that the Small Business Administration acted unreasonably in its award determination...

PROTEST OF PROPOSED SUBCONTRACT AWARD UNDER SEC. 8(A) OF SMALL BUSINESS ACT IS DENIED WHERE REVIEW OF THE RECORD INDICATES THAT AWARD DETERMINATION IS REASONABLE EXERCISE OF ADMINISTRATIVE DISCRETION. THE SUBSTANCE OF EAGLE'S PROTEST IS THAT B&W'S VOLUME OF BUSINESS WHICH INCLUDES CUSTODIAL CONTRACTS AT OTHER AIR FORCE BASES CONSTITUTES A PRIMA FACIE CASE THAT B&W IS A SELF-SUSTAINING ENTITY AND S...