B-232420,B-232420.2: Oct 31, 1988

Two firms protested the Air Force's rejection of their bids for housing renovation, contending that the Air Force improperly: (1) determined that the first protester was nonresponsible; and (2) delayed sending documents the second protester requested for its certificate-of-competency (COC) application. GAO held that the: (1) first protester failed to show that the Small Business Administration (SB...

B-232420,B-232420.2: Oct 31, 1988

General Accounting Office (GAO) will not review the contracting officer's determination since such a review would in effect substitute GAO for SBA. The solicitation was set aside for small disadvantaged businesses. the twelve offers received. Gem was the apparent low offeror and Enclave was the apparent second low offeror. Enclave protests its rejection stating that its bonds were acceptable. Encl...