A company protested award of a contract, contending that certain information concerning the awardee's association with another firm was not reviewed by either the contracting officer or the Small Business Administration (SBA) when it awarded a Certificate of Competency (COC). GAO has no authority to review COC determinations, and requests for such review should be referred to the SBA...

DIGEST: GAO WILL NOT REVIEW SBA DETERMINATION TO ISSUE COC. WHICH IS CONCLUSIVE WITH RESPECT TO FIRM'S RESPONSIBILITY. THE AWARD WAS MADE AFTER A CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY (COC) REGARDING WEDJ'S RESPONSIBILITY WAS ISSUED BY THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA). FRIGITEMP CORPORATION WHICH KECO CONTENDS WAS NOT REVIEWED BY EITHER THE CONTRACTING OFFICER OR THE SBA. KECO ARGUES THAT SUCH INFORMAT...