B-208382: Aug 17, 1982

A firm protested any award to another firm of a Navy contract issued under a small business set-aside. The protester contended that the firm was the dominant manufacturer of the solicited item which precluded it from being a small business for procurement purposes. Furthermore, the protester argued that, in the event of a decision finding the other firm ineligible, only one eligible firm would rem...

B-208382: Aug 17, 1982

GAO WILL NOT CONSIDER AN ALLEGATION THAT A FIRM IS NOT A SMALL BUSINESS ELIGIBLE FOR A SET-ASIDE AWARD SINCE THE CONCLUSIVE AUTHORITY TO DECIDE MATTERS CONCERNING A SMALL BUSINESS'S SIZE STATUS IS VESTED IN THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. 2. THE DETERMINATION OF PRICE REASONABLENESS IS A MATTER OF ADMINISTRATIVE DISCRETION THAT NECESSARILY INVOLVES THE EXERCISE OF A BUSINESS JUDGMENT BY THE CON...