B-188856: Jul 22, 1977

Protest was made concerning denial of Certificate of Competency, the awardee's qualification as a small business and responsibility, and ambiguous invitation for bids. GAO will not review Small Business Administration's denial of Certificate of Competency nor question the small business size of a firm. Similarly, allegations about bidder nonresponsibility are reviewed only in limited circumstances...

B-188856: Jul 22, 1977

WHERE SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN IS FOUND TO BE NONRESPONSIBLE BIDDER BY CONTRACTING ACTIVITY. SUBSEQUENT DENIAL OF COC BY SBA IS VIEWED AS AFFIRMATION OF NONRESPONSIBILITY DETERMINATION. GAO DOES NOT REVIEW COC DETERMINATIONS AND WILL NOT REQUIRE SBA TO ISSUE COC OR REOPEN CASE ABSENT A SHOWING THAT MATERIAL EVIDENCE WAS NOT CONSIDERED. 2. QUESTIONS CONCERNING SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STATUS ARE NOT FOR C...