B-200360: Mar 2, 1981

A firm protested the Department of the Air Force's failure to award it a contract. While the firm's protest was pending before GAO, the firm advised the Air Force that it would not grant an extention of its bid. The protester's refusal to extend its bid presented the threshold issue of whether that firm was still an interested party entitled to maintain a protest by GAO. By refusing to extend its...

B-200360: Jan 22, 1981

A firm protested its rejection by the Department of the Air Force as nonresponsible and the denial by the Small Business Administration (SBA) of a Certificate of Competency (COC). The protester objected to the grounds for the denial of the COC since it submitted a letter of credit which the protester contended was ignored. Further, the protester stated that the cost estimates used by the Air Force...

B-200360: Jan 22, 1981

DIGEST: GAO WILL NOT REVIEW DETERMINATION OF NONRESPONSIBILITY OF SMALL BUSINESS BIDDER ABSENT PRIMA FACIE SHOWING OF FRAUD OR THAT INFORMATION VITAL TO RESPONSIBILITY DETERMINATION WAS WILLFULLY DISREGARDED. WHERE SUCH DETERMINATION WAS REFERRED TO AND CONCURRED IN BY SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA) SINCE DISPOSITION OF SBA WITH REGARD TO SUCH MATTERS IS FINAL. DAN'S CONTENDS THAT THIS LETTER...