A firm protested any Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) contract award for crystal oscillators, contending that: (1) CECOM improperly conducted a second preaward survey and found it nonresponsible; and (2) the Small Business Administration (SBA) improperly denied it a certificate of competency. GAO would not review the CECOM and SBA responsibility determinations, absent evidence of fr...

PROCUREMENT - Contractor Qualification - Responsibility - Contracting officer findings - Negative determination - GAO review PROCUREMENT - Socio-Economic Policies - Small businesses - Responsibility - Competency certification - GAO review DIGEST: General Accounting Officer will not review Small Business Administration (SBA) denial of a certificate of competency where the protester does not show ei...