https://www.gao.gov/products/128699

B-219675: Dec 20, 1985

A firm protested the exclusion of its proposal from the competitive range under a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) solicitation for a propulsion systems study, contending that NASA: (1) should have referred its proposal to the Small Business Administration under certificate of competency (COC) procedures; (2) did not fairly evaluate its proposal's technical aspects; and (3) cau...

https://www.gao.gov/products/438792

B-219675: Dec 20, 1985

CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY (COC) PROCEDURES DO NOT APPLY WHEN A SMALL BUSINESS FIRM'S OFFER IN A NEGOTIATED PROCUREMENT PERTAINING TO SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IS FOUND DEFICIENT UNDER TECHNICAL EVALUATION CRITERIA RELATING TO EXPERIENCE AND PAST PERFORMANCE. SINCE THE COC PROGRAM IS RESERVED FOR REVIEWING NONRESPONSIBILITY MATTERS. IS NOT ARBITRARY OR IN VIOLATION OF APPLICABLE STATUTES AND REGULATIONS...