[Protest of Proposed Contract Award Alleging Another Firm Will Perform Work]

A firm protested a proposed Air Force contract award under an invitation for bids that was set aside for small business. The protester contended that the proposed awardee should not qualify as a small business because a large firm allegedly will be doing the majority of the work. The Small Business Administration has exclusive authority to determine matters of small business size status for federal procurement purposes. Further, subcontracting with a large business firm is not legally objectionable. Accordingly, GAO would not consider the protest, and it was dismissed.