A firm protested a Navy contract award for ship repairs as a small business set-aside, contending that the Navy: (1) improperly delayed forwarding its protest of the awardee's size status to the Small Business Administration (SBA); (2) improperly awarded the contract before SBA resolved the protest; and (3) purposely delayed notifying the protester and SBA of the award. GAO held that: (1) the alle...

PROCUREMENT - BID PROTESTS - NON-PREJUDICIAL ALLEGATION - GAO REVIEW PROCUREMENT - SOCIO-ECONOMIC POLICIES - SMALL BUSINESSES - SIZE DETERMINATION - GAO REVIEW DIGEST: PROTEST OF ALLEGED FAILURE BY CONTRACTING AGENCY TO COMPLY WITH REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING THE HANDLING OF A PROTEST CHALLENGING A SMALL BUSINESS CERTIFICATION IS DISMISSED SINCE. IN LIGHT OF A DETERMINATION BY THE SMALL BUS...