B-206949: Apr 12, 1982

A firm protested the award of a contract under a request for proposals (RFP) to lease loading equipment to the Navy. The RFP was totally set aside for small business concerns. The protester contended that the awardee's proposal should not have been considered because the awardee was a large business. GAO did not consider the protest because it does not have authority to determine matters of small...

B-206949: Apr 12, 1982

DIGEST: GAO WILL NOT CONSIDER A PROTEST OF AN AWARDEE'S SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STATUS. THE RFP - TO LEASE THE NAVY CERTAIN LOADING EQUIPMENT - WAS TOTALLY SET ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS. THE PROTESTER ASSERTS THAT THE OFFER OF HERTZ EQUIPMENT RENTAL SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED BECAUSE HERTZ IS A LARGE BUSINESS. WE WILL NOT CONSIDER THE PROTEST. THE PROTEST IS DISMISSED...