B-209996: Dec 15, 1982

A firm protested the rejection of its bid by the Army, contending that the contracting officer and the Small Business Administration (SBA) improperly determined that it could not meet the required production schedule. As the result of a preaward survey, the contracting officer determined that the protester would be unable to meet the schedule and, therefore, determined the firm nonresponsible and...

B-209996: Dec 15, 1982

DIGEST: GAO WILL NOT QUESTION A CONTRACTING OFFICER'S DETERMINATION THAT A SMALL BUSINESS IS NONRESPONSIBLE WHERE THAT DETERMINATION IS AFFIRMED BY SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION'S REFUSAL TO ISSUE A CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY. SINCE JECHURA IS A SMALL BUSINESS. OUR OFFICE WILL NOT QUESTION A CONTRACTING OFFICER'S NONRESPONSIBILITY DETERMINATION WHERE THE SBA AFFIRMS THAT DETERMINATION BY REFUSING T...