B-224726: Sep 25, 1986

A firm protested a Navy contract award to another firm for a barge overhaul, contending that: (1) the Navy improperly awarded the contract before the Small Business Administration (SBA) declined to issue the protester, the low bidder, a certificate of competency (COC); and (2) the awardee was financially nonresponsible. GAO held that: (1) the Navy awarded the contract 2 days after SBA declined to...

B-224726: Sep 25, 1986

ARCWEL EXPLAINS THAT IT WAS FOUND NONRESPONSIBLE BASED UPON ITS FINANCIAL ABILITY TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE CONTRACT AND CONTENDS THAT THE AWARD WAS MADE TO CONTINENTAL MARITIME OF SAN DIEGO. ARCWEL ALSO PROTESTS THAT CONTINENTAL SHOULD NOT HAVE RECEIVED AWARD AS IT DOES NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT FINANCIAL ABILITY TO COMPLETE THE CONTRACT. AWARD WAS THEN MADE TO CONTINENTAL BY THE NAVY ON SEPTEMBER 1...