[Protest of Air Force Failure to Award Contract Under DOD SBIR Program]

A firm protested the Air Force's failure to award it a contract and any contract award to another firm under a procurement for propulsion testing equipment, contending that the Air Force improperly released its proprietary data in the solicitation specifications. GAO held that the protester: (1) should seek administrative or judicial remedy for the alleged disclosure of its proprietary data; and (2) prematurely protested the Air Force's proposal evaluation under the procurement. Accordingly, the protest was dismissed.