A firm protested an Army contract award to another firm for storage racks, contending that the Army should have awarded it the contract since the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued it a certificate of competency (COC). GAO held that, since the protester was not the low offerer following a second round of best and final offers, it was not in line for award. Accordingly, the protest was dism...

PROCUREMENT - BID PROTEST - MOOT ALLEGATION - GAO REVIEW DIGEST: PROTEST THAT AWARD WAS MADE TO ANOTHER FIRM EVEN THOUGH PROTESTER WAS ISSUED A CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY (COC) BY THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION IS DISMISSED SINCE AT THE TIME THE COC WAS ISSUED. THE PROTESTER WAS NO LONGER THE LOW OFFEROR. RIMCO ARGUES THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN AWARDED THE CONTRACT SINCE THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINIS...