https://www.gao.gov/products/130117

B-222792: Jun 11, 1986

A firm protested an Air Force decision not to procure services for a radar system through a small business set-aside, contending that the Air Force's technical evaluation of its qualifications was improper. GAO held that it would not consider a protest concerning an agency's decision not to set aside a particular procurement, absent evidence that the contracting officer acted without discretion in...

https://www.gao.gov/products/457361

B-222792: Jun 11, 1986

CONTRACTS - SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS - AWARDS - SET-ASIDES - ADMINISTRATIVE DETERMINATION - REASONABLE EXPECTATION OF COMPETITION DIGEST: CONTRACTING OFFICER'S DECISION NOT TO PROCURE REQUIRED SERVICES THROUGH A SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE WAS NOT AN ABUSE OF THE DISCRETION GRANTED UNDER THE PROCUREMENT REGULATION WHERE HE DETERMINED. THAT THERE WAS NO REASONABLE EXPECTATION THAT OFFERS FROM TWO RESPO...