B-227835.2: Jun 30, 1987

A firm protested any Veterans Administration (VA) contract award for subscription services, contending that VA: (1) improperly interrupted its application for a certificate of competency with debarment proceedings; and (2) based the proceedings on erroneous information. GAO held that the protester was ineligible to receive any contract award, pending a decision on the debarment proceedings. Accord...

B-227835.2: Jun 30, 1987

THE FIRM IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR AWARD OF A GOVERNMENT CONTRACT. AVANTI CONTENDS THAT ITS APPLICATION TO THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY (COC) UNDER THE RFP WAS IMPROPERLY INTERRUPTED BY SUSPENSION PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT BY THE VA. THAT THOSE PROCEEDINGS ARE BASED ON ERRONEOUS INFORMATION WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED IF THE COC PROCEDURE HAD BEEN ALLOWED TO CONTINUE....