B-185405: Aug 13, 1976

EVEN THOUGH FIRM'S BID WAS THE ONLY ONE RECEIVED. RETROSPECTIVE DETERMINATION BY NAVY THAT THERE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT COMPETITION TO JUSTIFY SET-ASIDE AND SUGGESTION THAT INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB) SIZE CLASSIFICATION MAY BE ERRONEOUS DO NOT ALLOW DIRECT AWARD TO SOLE BIDDER. MAY HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE. CONDITIONED ON SBA DETERMINATION THAT AWARDEE IS SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN. CAN BE USED IN SUBSE...

B-185405: Aug 13, 1976

The agency questioned whether an award could be reinstated when the contractor was the only bidder or whether the requirement could be resolicited using the funds set aside for the prior contract. The award may not be made under a total small business set-aside procurement to a firm found to be other than a small business concern by the Small Business Administration (SBA) even though the firm's bi...