[Request for Reconsideration of Bid Rejection Protest Under GSA Solicitation]

A firm requested reconsideration of its protest concerning the rejection of its bid under a General Services Administration (GSA) solicitation, contending that GSA should not have rejected its proposal as technically unacceptable without referring the issue to the Small Business Administration (SBA). GAO held that: (1) rejection of a small business offer as technically unacceptable does not involve a matter of an offerer's responsibility and, therefore, does not need to be referred to SBA; (2) GSA properly rejected the protester's bid for failure to comply with a request for detailed technical information necessary for bid evaluation; (3) the protester had not shown that the prior decision was founded on errors of fact or law; and (4) the protester's allegation that the solicitation requirements were unduly stringent was not raised prior to bid opening and, therefore, was untimely filed. Accordingly, the request for reconsideration was denied.