B-212744: Sep 20, 1983

A firm protested the determination by the Army that it was a nonresponsible bidder under a solicitation. The contracting officer referred that determination to the Small Business Administration (SBA) for consideration under the Certificate of Competency (COC) procedure. SBA declined to issue a COC for the protester. Since SBA has conclusive authority in such matters, GAO would not question the det...

B-212744: Sep 20, 1983

DIGEST: GAO WILL NOT QUESTION A CONTRACTING OFFICER'S DETERMINATION THAT A SMALL BUSINESS IS NONRESPONSIBLE WHERE THAT DETERMINATION IS AFFIRMED BY THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION'S REFUSAL TO ISSUE A CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY. PROTESTS THE DETERMINATION THAT IT IS A NONRESPONSIBLE BIDDER UNDER SOLICITATION NO. THE CONTRACTING OFFICER DETERMINED THAT CYRO-CHEM WAS NONRESPONSIBLE. SINCE CYRO-CHEM...