B-193980: Apr 5, 1979

Specialty Tools, Inc. protested an award to any other bidder under a solicitation issued, and later canceled, by the Federal Supply Service, General Services Administration (GSA). The protester claimed to have been the apparent low bidder, but was found nonresponsible, based on a negative plant facilities report prepared by GSA. Specialty Tools alleged that GSA suspected conflict of interest on th...

B-193980: Apr 5, 1979

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA) HAS AUTHORITY TO ISSUE OR DENY CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY (COC) AND GAO WILL NOT REVIEW SBA DETERMINATION. THAT IT WAS THE APPARENT LOW BIDDER BUT WAS FOUND NONRESPONSIBLE ON THE BASIS OF NEGATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS CONTAINED IN ITS PLANT FACILITIES REPORTS. STI CONTENDS THAT INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THESE REPORTS IS INACCURATE. IS THAT MR. IS PRESIDENT OF R & O IND...