B-219654.3: Apr 30, 1986

IS CLARIFIED TO ASSURE THAT IT NOT BE CONSTRUED AS ESTABLISHING A WAIVER FROM THE CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY PROCEDURE. WE HELD THAT WHILE THERE WAS NO SMALL PURCHASE EXCEPTION FROM THE REQUIREMENT THAT A PROCURING ACTIVITY. THE NONREFERRAL AT ISSUE WAS NOT PREJUDICIAL TO SMITH BECAUSE SBA HAD DENIED THREE SMITH COC REFERRALS FROM THE DLA WITHIN THE 2 MONTHS AFTER THE AGENCY'S NONRESPONSIBILITY DET...

B-219654.3: Apr 30, 1986

The Small Business Administration (SBA) requested reconsideration of a decision which held that, while there was no small purchase exception from the requirement that a procuring agency submit a small business nonresponsibility determination to SBA for consideration under its certificate of competency (COC) procedures, the nonreferral at issue was not prejudicial to the protester because SBA had d...