PROVIDED THE BIDDER IS IN FACT A SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN. THE PROTEST IS SUSTAINED. STELLAR CERTIFIED IN ITS BID THAT IT WAS NOT A SMALL BUSINESS AND LEFT BLANK THE CERTIFICATION THAT ALL SUPPLIES PROVIDED UNDER THE CONTRACT WOULD BE MANUFACTURED BY A DOMESTIC SMALL BUSINESS. IT DID CERTIFY THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURER OF THE SUPPLIES OFFERED AND. BOTH SHOWED STELLAR AS THE OWNER/OPERATOR OF THE PLAN...

A firm protested the Defense Logistics Agency's (DLA) rejection of its bid, contending that it was clear from the place of performance clause that it was a small business concern and that all supplies furnished under the contract would come from the two locations listed in the clause. The protester certified in its bid that it was not a small business; however, it was a manufacturer of the supplie...