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 2005-01-31 monographic deposited born digital 8 p. GA 1.13:B-294958.4 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-294958-4 P0b002ee18fd4a806 f:2949584 DGPO 2016-06-23 2016-06-23 GAOREPORTS-B-294958-4 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-294958-4 B-294958.4 Comptroller General Decision 1. Where a solicitation uses traditional responsibility factors as<p/>technical evaluation criteria and where the proposal of a small business<p/>concern which otherwise would be in line for award is found ineligible for<p/>award based on an agency's evaluation under those criteria, the agency has<p/>effectively made a determination that the small business offeror is not a<p/>responsible contractor capable of performing the solicitation<p/>requirements; accordingly, the agency must refer the matter of the firm's<p/>responsibility to the Small Business Administration (SBA) for the possible<p/>issuance of a certificate of competency (COC).<p/><p/> 2. Where the proposal of a small business concern is not selected for<p/>award because the agency concludes that the concern's approach to<p/>management and staffing creates a high risk of unacceptable performance,<p/>the agency's determination is not tantamount to a nonresponsibility<p/>determination and there is no requirement for referral to the SBA for the<p/>possible issuance of a COC. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-294958-4/html/GAOREPORTS-B-294958-4.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-294958-4/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-294958-4.pdf GAO/B-294958.4 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-294958-4 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-294958.4; Capitol CREAG LLC, B-294958.4, January 31, 2005;