B-190645: Mar 3, 1978

The protester challenged the awardee's eligibility for award, stating that it was not a regular dealer under the Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act. Since the Small Business Administration certified the firm as eligible for award and such certification is not subject to GAO review, the protest was dismissed...

B-190645: Nov 30, 1977

The protester contended that because they were a small business concern they may not be rejected from award consideration under the Walsh-Healey Act without referral of the matter of their ineligibility for award to the Small Business Administration (SBA) for consideration. The question of whether a bidder is a manufacturer or a regular dealer is for determination by the contracting agency subject...

B-190645: Mar 3, 1978

QUESTION OF WHETHER SMALL BUSINESS FIRM IS REGULAR DEALER UNDER WALSH HEALEY ACT IS FOR DETERMINATION BY CONTRACTING AGENCY SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. SUCH CERTIFICATION IS FINAL AND WILL NOT BE REVIEWED BY GAO. THE PROTESTER CHALLENGES ITO'S ELIGIBILITY FOR AWARD ON THE BASIS THAT ITO IS NOT A REGULAR DEALER UNDER THE WALSH-HEALEY PUBLIC CONTRACTS ACT. THE MATTER OF ITO'S...

B-190645: Nov 30, 1977

QUESTION OF WHETHER A BIDDER IS MANUFACTURER OR REGULAR DEALER UNDER WALSH-HEALEY ACT IS FOR DETERMINATION BY CONTRACTING AGENCY SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY SECRETARY OF LABOR. WILL NOT BE REVIEWED BY GAO. 2. SMALL BUSINESS PROTEST OF PROPOSED AGENCY FINDING THAT IT IS NOT A MANUFACTURER OR REGULAR DEALER UNDER WALSH-HEALEY ACT IS DISMISSED WHERE MATTER HAS BEEN REFERRED TO SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION...