B-230308: May 18, 1988

A firm protested an Army contract award for meals and lodging, contending that the Army improperly awarded the contract before offerers could protest the awardee's size status. GAO held that the protester was not prejudiced by the Army's delay, since the Small Business Administration determined that the awardee was a small business. Accordingly, the protest was denied...

B-230308: May 18, 1988

PROCUREMENT - Socio-Economic Policies - Small business set-asides - Non- prejudicial allegation DIGEST: Protest that contracting officer awarded a contract under a small business set-aside without first giving notice to the unsuccessful offerors for purposes of protesting the proposed awardee's size status before the award is denied. That the awardee is a small business concern for this procuremen...