A firm protested the Defense Industrial Supply Center's (DISC) determination that it was nonresponsible under a procurement that was conducted under small purchase procedures. DISC noted that, since the protester was a small business, it had referred the matter of the the protester's responsibility to the Small Business Administration (SBA) for consideration under certificate of competency procedu...

GAO WILL NOT REVIEW A CONTRACTING OFFICER'S DETERMINATION OF A SMALL BUSINESS BIDDER'S NONRESPONSIBILITY SINCE THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION HAS STATUTORY AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE CONCLUSIVELY WHETHER A SMALL BUSINESS FIRM IS RESPONSIBLE. PROTESTS THE CONTRACTING OFFICER'S DETERMINATION THAT RAY IS NONRESPONSIBLE UNDER DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CENTER REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS NO. WE WILL NOT UNDER...