B-202358: Mar 17, 1981

A firm protested the setting aside of a proposed contract under the Small Business Administration's (SBA) 8(a) program. The protester contended that the firm which the contract would be awarded to was ineligible for award because it was affiliated with a large business organization, it was not managed by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and it was dominant in its field. The det...

B-202358: Mar 17, 1981

DETERMINATION WHETHER TO SET ASIDE PROCUREMENT UNDER SECTION 8(A) OF SMALL BUSINESS ACT IS MATTER FOR CONTRACTING AGENCY AND SBA AND WILL NOT BE REVIEWED BY GAO ABSENT SHOWING OF FRAUD OR BAD FAITH ON PART OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. 2. ISSUES RAISED CONCERNING CONTRACTOR ELIGIBILITY FOR SUBCONTRACT AWARD UNDER SECTION 8(A) ARE BASICALLY MATTERS FOR DETERMINATION BY SBA AND NOT GAO. SUCH JUDGMENTAL D...