B-224932: Oct 22, 1986

A firm protested an Army small business set-aside contract award for exterior wall refinishing, contending that: (1) the Small Business Administration (SBA) improperly expedited its resolution of the protester's size status protest so that the Army could make award before contract funding expired; (2) SBA did not have sufficient time to investigate the awardee's size status; and (3) the Army shoul...

B-224932: Oct 22, 1986

PROCUREMENT - SOCIO-ECONOMIC POLICIES - SMALL BUSINESSES - SIZE DETERMINATION - BAD FAITH - ALLEGATION SUBSTANTIATION DIGEST: ALLEGATION THAT PROCURING AGENCY AND THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA) ENGAGED IN BAD FAITH TO EXPEDITE A SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STATUS DETERMINATION IN ORDER TO MAKE AN AWARD BEFORE THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR IS WITHOUT MERIT WHERE THE PROCURING AGENCY'S AND SBA'S ACTIO...