B-203030: May 7, 1981

A firm protested the award of a contract which was a small business set-aside. The protester contended that the awardee did not qualify as a small business concern because it has no independent existence but rather was part of a large business firm. The protester also stated that, because the awardee lacked its own facilities, it did not qualify as a manufacturer or regular dealer under the Walsh-...

B-203030: May 7, 1981

BY LAW THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DECIDES SUCH MATTERS. 2.WHETHER SMALL BUSINESS IS MANUFACTURER OR REGULAR DEALER UNDER WALSH- HEALEY ACT IS FOR DETERMINATION BY CONTRACTING AGENCY SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION IF SMALL BUSINESS IS INVOLVED AND BY SECRETARY OF LABOR. INSCOM CONTENDS THAT DECTRON DOES NOT QUALIFY AS A SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN BECAUSE IT HAS NO INDEPENDENT...