B-233064: Nov 14, 1988

A firm protested an Army contract award for demolition charges, contending that the Army improperly denied it an opportunity to compete in the procurement, since it failed to refer the results of its second preaward evaluation to the Small Business Administration (SBA) for a certificate of competency. GAO held that the Army's failure to forward the results of the second evaluation did not prejudic...

B-233064: Nov 14, 1988

PROCUREMENT - Socio-Economic Policies - Small businesses - Responsibility - Competency certification - GAO review DIGEST: The General Accounting Office will not review a protest concerning a determination of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to not issue a certificate of competency (COC) except upon a showing of possible fraud or bad faith or disregard of vital information bearing on the fir...