B-255989,B-255990: Jan 18, 1994

A firm protested the Small Business Administration's (SBA) refusal to grant it a certificate of competency under two General Services Administration solicitations, contending that: (1) SBA unreasonably determined that it did not intend to perform at least 20 percent of the required work; and (2) GAO should consider the matter, since SBA violated its own regulations in making the determination. GAO...

B-255989,B-255990: Jan 18, 1994

The Small Business Administration's consideration of a small business's intention not to perform a significant portion of a contract with its own forces in determining whether to issue a certificate of competency (COC) is not inconsistent with that agency's COC regulations. The General Accounting Office (GAO) will consider a protest of a contracting officer's decision that a small business is not...