B-222972: Jul 28, 1986

A firm protested the Army's rejection of its bid under a small business set-aside solicitation. The Army determined that the protester was nonresponsible and referred the matter to the Small Business Administration under certificate of competency (COC) procedures. The protester contended that: (1) the Army's negative responsibility determination was part of a continuous discriminatory pattern; and...

B-222972: Jul 28, 1986

THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WILL NOT REVIEW AN ALLEGATION CONCERNING A CONTRACTING OFFICER'S NEGATIVE RESPONSIBILITY DETERMINATION OF A SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN WHERE THE SMALL BUSINESS FAILS TO FILE AN ACCEPTABLE APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY WITH THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. BAD FAITH ON THE PART OF THE CONTRACTING OFFICIALS AND THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA) IS NOT...