B-186441: Sep 10, 1976

A company protested against award of a contract under a solicitation and cancellation of another solicitation and its subsequent readvertisement. The protests were denied on the following grounds: the refusal by the Small Business Administration (SBA) to issue a Certificate of Competency was not reviewable by GAO; award of a contract without referring the nonresponsibility determination to SBA was...

B-186441: Sep 10, 1976

WHERE SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN IS FOUND TO BE NONRESPONSIBLE BY PROCURING ACTIVITY. GAO WILL NOT REVIEW COC DETERMINATION BY SBA ABSENT SHOWING THAT EITHER SBA (WHICH DENIED A COC) OR AGENCY FAILED TO CONSIDER INFORMATION VITAL TO RESPONSIBILITY DETERMINATION. 2. AWARD OF A CONTRACT WITHOUT REFERRING NONRESPONSIBILITY DETERMINATION OF A SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN TO SBA UNDER COC PROCEDURES WAS PROPER S...