B-203742.2: Sep 15, 1981

A firm protested the award of a contract, a small business set-aside, issued by the Department of the Army to any of the seven lowest bidders. The protester contended that: (1) the low bidders could not perform satisfactorily at their offered prices; (2) one of the low bidders defaulted on five recent projects and, through ownership by the same family, is affiliated with another firm; and (3) four...

B-203742.2: Sep 15, 1981

GAO GENERALLY WILL NOT REVIEW CONTRACTING AGENCY'S AFFIRMATIVE DETERMINATION OF RESPONSIBILITY OR. SIZE STATUS OF SMALL BUSINESS IS DETERMINED CONCLUSIVELY BY SBA. THIS WAS A TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. NONE OF THE ALLEGATIONS MADE ARE SUBJECT TO THE REVIEW OF OUR OFFICE. WE THEREFORE ARE DISMISSING THE PROTEST. TECHNICAL FOOD SERVICES INDICATES THAT IT WILL REQUIRE MORE HOURS THAN THE INCUMBE...