A firm protested the Air Force's rejection of its bid, which was based upon the Small Business Administration's refusal to issue a Certificate of Competency to the firm. GAO stated that it would not review this refusal unless the protester made a prima facie showing of bad faith or demonstrated that information vital to the nonresponsibility determination was not considered. No such showing was ma...

GAO WILL NOT REVIEW THIS REFUSAL UNLESS THE PROTESTER MAKES A PRIMA FACIE SHOWING OF BAD FAITH OR DEMONSTRATES THAT INFORMATION VITAL TO THE NONRESPONSIBILITY DETERMINATION WAS NOT CONSIDERED. WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY THE AIR FORCE THAT THE CONTRACTING OFFICER INITIALLY DETERMINED CERTIFIED TO BE NONRESPONSIBLE. THE MATTER WAS REFERRED TO SBA FOR A DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER A COC WOULD BE ISSUED...