[Protest of Coast Guard Contract Award for Core Panels]

A firm protested a Coast Guard contract award for core panel manufacture, contending that the awardee: (1) lacked manufacturing capability; (2) intended to supply a product manufactured by a large business, although the solicitation was a small business set-aside; and (3) was not eligible for award, since it did not qualify as a manufacturer or dealer under the Walsh-Healey Act. GAO would not consider the protest, since the: (1) protester failed to show that the Coast Guard made its affirmative determination of the awardee's responsibility fraudulently or in bad faith; and (2) awardee's qualifications concerned the Coast Guard, the Small Business Administration, and the Department of Labor. Accordingly, the protest was dismissed.