B-211073.2: Apr 15, 1983

A firm protested the award of a contract to repaint stripes on an airport runway under an Air Force invitation for bids which was a small business set-aside. The protester challenged the small business status of the awardee to the contracting officer, who referred the matter to the Small Business Administration (SBA). The protester complained that the Air Force did not wait for the SBA decision be...

B-211073.2: Apr 15, 1983

DIGEST: PROTEST AGAINST AN AGENCY'S AWARD OF A CONTRACT UNDER A SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE 3 DAYS BEFORE THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA) WAS SCHEDULED TO ISSUE ITS DECISION ON A PROTEST OF THE PROSPECTIVE AWARDEE'S SMALL BUSINESS STATUS IS DISMISSED. SINCE THE SBA'S DECISION CONFIRMED THE AWARDEE'S STATUS AS A SMALL BUSINESS AND THE PROTESTER THEREFORE WAS NOT PREJUDICED BY THE AWARD. WHICH...