B-222424: Apr 7, 1986

A firm protested a General Services Administration (GSA) contract award for guard services and the Small Business Administration's (SBA) issuance of a certificate of competency (COC) to the awardee, contending that: (1) the awardee was not properly licensed; (2) the awardee was not competent to perform the required services; and (3) SBA improperly issued the COC despite evidence that the awardee w...

B-222424: Apr 7, 1986

A REQUIREMENT IN A SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE SOLICITATION THAT BIDDERS SUBMIT WITH THEIR BIDS EVIDENCE THAT THEY HAVE. OR HAVE APPLIED FOR NECESSARY AND LOCAL LICENSES INVOLVES A MATTER OF RESPONSIBILITY. AN ALLEGATION THAT THE AWARDEE DID NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENT IS FOR RESOLUTION BY THE CONTRACTING AGENCY AND THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION UNDER CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY PROCEDURES. PRO...