B-215727: Aug 22, 1984

A firm protested the rejection of its bid under an Air Force solicitation, contending that the Air Force rejected the firm as nonresponsible and failed to refer the matter of the protester's responsibility to the Small Business Administration for consideration under the Certificate of Competency procedure. GAO held that, since the court hearing that was a suit filed by the protester did not expres...

B-215727: Aug 22, 1984

CONTRACTS - PROTESTS - ABEYANCE PENDING COURT ACTION DIGEST: GAO WILL NOT CONSIDER THE MERITS OF A PROTEST WHERE THE MATERIAL ISSUES ARE BEFORE A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION AND THE COURT HAS NOT EXPRESSED INTEREST IN OBTAINING GAO'S VIEWS. IT IS THE POLICY OF OUR OFFICE NOT TO DECIDE PROTESTS WHERE THE MATERIAL ISSUES ARE BEFORE A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION UNLESS THE COURT EXPRESSES AN...