B-206872: Apr 7, 1982

A firm protested the proposed award of a contract contending that the awardee was neither a regular dealer nor a manufacturer as defined in the Walsh-Healey Act and was therefore ineligible for the contract award. GAO does not consider the issue of a bidder's status as a regular dealer or manufacturer within the meaning of the Walsh-Healey Act, since such matters are for the contracting agency's d...

B-206872: Apr 7, 1982

WHETHER A BIDDER IS A REGULAR DEALER OR A MANUFACTURER UNDER THE WALSH -HEALEY ACT IS FOR DETERMINATION BY CONTRACTING AGENCY SUBJECT TO FINAL REVIEW BY THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND. WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED BY THE GAO. 2. GAO WILL NOT REVIEW PROTEST CHALLENGING OFFEROR'S INTENDED COMPLIANCE WITH REPRESENTATION IN ITS BUY AMERICAN CERTIFICATION THAT DOMESTIC SOUR...