United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao_comptroller_general legislative 2016-06-23 U.S. Government Publishing Office 1996-11-08 monographic deposited born digital 4 p. GA 1.13:B-274051 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-274051 P0b002ee18fd45eb7 f:274051 DGPO 2016-06-23 2016-06-23 GAOREPORTS-B-274051 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-274051 B-274051 Comptroller General Decision Protest that agency was required to award contract to protester, without requesting best and final offers (BAFO), as soon as Small Business Administration (SBA) issued certificate of competency (COC) concerning the protester is denied. Although regulation states "the contracting officer shall award the contract to the concern in question if the SBA issues a COC after receiving the referral," the thrust of this provision is simply that the agency cannot deny award to the eligible firm on the basis of other responsibility or eligibility criteria; the regulation does not mandate an immediate award to the firm if the agency has legitimate reasons to amend the solicitation and request BAFOs. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-274051/html/GAOREPORTS-B-274051.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-274051/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-274051.pdf GAO/B-274051 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-274051 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-274051; The Gerard Company; Volume 108 Page 3243 108 Stat. 3243 Public Law 103-355