B-207973.2: Sep 30, 1982

A firm protested a contracting officer's refusal to consider its protest against the awardee's size status under a small business set-aside issued by the Defense Logistics Agency. The protester had alleged that the awardee was not a small business because of the size status of its supplier, but the contracting officer refused to review it because it was untimely filed. The protest was filed with G...

B-207973.2: Sep 30, 1982

CONTRACTS - SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS - AWARDS - SELF CERTIFICATION - ACCEPTANCE - ABSENT IMPEACHING EVIDENCE PROTEST THAT CONTRACTING OFFICER ABUSED HIS DISCRETION IN NOT PROTESTING AWARDEE'S SIZE STATUS TO SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION IS SUMMARILY DENIED BECAUSE THE PROTESTER HAS NEITHER ALLEGED NOR SHOWN THAT INFORMATION THAT WOULD REASONABLY IMPEACH THE AWARDEE'S SELF CERTIFICATION WAS AVAILABL...