B-222203: Apr 4, 1986

A firm protested a proposed Department of State contract award for computer case containers, contending that: (1) there was uncertainty as to whether the awardee was a regular dealer or manufacturer, as required by the Walsh-Healey Act; and (2) the Navy should have rejected the awardee's bid because the awardee falsely represented itself as a small business concern in certain clauses of its bid. G...

B-222203: Apr 4, 1986

ALLEGATION THAT LOW BIDDER MAY HAVE FALSELY REPRESENTED ITSELF IN THE SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN REPRESENTATION OF ITS BID WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED BY GAO BECAUSE THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION HAS CONCLUSIVE AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE MATTERS OF SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STATUS FOR FEDERAL PROCUREMENTS. PROTEST ALLEGATIONS THAT LOW BIDDER MAY HAVE FALSELY REPRESENTED ITSELF IN CERTAIN CLAUSES OF THE "REPRESEN...