B-225453: Feb 11, 1987

A firm protested the Navy's designation of a procurement for education and training services as a small business set-aside, contending that a small business could not perform the contract because it would: (1) have to devote a substantial percentage of its business to the contract; and (2) not have the required corporate experience. GAO held that it would not question the Navy's determination that...

B-225453: Feb 11, 1987

PROCUREMENT - SOCIO-ECONOMIC POLICIES - SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDES - USE - JUSTIFICATION DIGEST: PROTEST AGAINST TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE IS DENIED WHERE PROTESTER ARGUES THAT SMALL BUSINESSES ARE BY VIRTUE OF THEIR SIZE LESS QUALIFIED THAN LARGE BUSINESSES TO PERFORM. DOES NOT SHOW THAT CONTRACTING OFFICER'S DETERMINATION THAT OFFERS WILL BE RECEIVED FROM AT LEAST TWO RESPONSIBLE SMALL BUSIN...