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 1997-01-08 monographic deposited born digital 11 p. GA 1.13:B-274853 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-274853 P0b002ee18fd4546b f:274853 DGPO 2016-06-23 2016-06-23 GAOREPORTS-B-274853 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-274853 B-274853 Comptroller General Decision

1. Protest is sustained where contracting agency's letter offering requirement to Small Business Administration (SBA) for acceptance into 8(a) program failed to comply with the regulatory requirement to provide SBA with complete and accurate information regarding the proposed offering, to the protester's prejudice.<p/>2. Protest is sustained where contracting agency's letter offering requirement to Small Business Administration for acceptance into 8(a) program supported its request for a sole source award to a firm other than protester by estimating the anticipated award price to be below the threshold above which a competitive acquisition must generally be conducted; this estimated award price was unreasonably calculated; and a reasonable calculation yields an estimated award price in excess of the competitive acquisition threshold. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-274853/html/GAOREPORTS-B-274853.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-274853/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-274853.pdf GAO/B-274853 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-274853 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-274853; Comint Systems Corporation; Title 15 Section 637(a) 15 U.S.C. 637(a)