A firm protested the refusal of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to issue it a Certificate of Competency (COC) in connection with a solicitation issued by the General Services Administration. By law, SBA has the authority to issue or deny a COC. GAO will not review an SBA determination, require issuance of a COC, or normally require reopening of a case when a COC has been denied. Consequent...

GAO WILL NOT REVIEW DETERMINATION BY SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. OUR OFFICE WILL NOT REVIEW AN SBA DETERMINATION. THE PROTEST IS DISMISSED...