B-233068.2: Nov 8, 1988

A firm requested reconsideration of its dismissed protest against the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) cancellation of a solicitation to evaluate grantees under the Small Business Administration's Section 8(a) Program. GAO had held that it would not review the protest, absent a showing that HHS acted in bad faith or fraudulently, or had violated procurement regulations. In its reques...

B-233068.2: Nov 8, 1988

PROCUREMENT - Socio-Economic Policies - Small business 8(a) subcontracting - Use - Administrative discretion DIGEST: Prior dismissal of protest against an agency's decision not to award a contract under Small Business Administration's 8(a) program is affirmed since our Office will not review a decision not to award a contract under 8(a) program absent a showing of possible bad faith or fraud or th...