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090243 1 (1978-03-08)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacvxz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D C 20548 COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION 10 3 March 8, 1978 Mr Edward H. Lewis Associate Administrator for Procurement Assistance Small Business Administration Dear Mr. Lewis- The General Accounting Office has surveyed the Small Business Administration's (SBA's) Certificate of Competency (COC) program in the Boston and New York regions to determine how well the program serves the interests of small business The COC program is authorized by Section 8(b)(7) of the Small Business Act of 1953, as amended. The program's purpose is to assure small business fair treatment when bidding on Government contracts. Under this legislation, SBA may investigate when contracting officers refuse to award a contract to a small business low bidder because they believe the business lacks the capacity (quality, quantity, or time requirements), or credit (financial capacity) to perform or fails in other respects to meet the requirements of a responsible bidder SBA's certification of the business requires the contracting officer to make the award to the appellant firm When a small business low bidder is rejected for a Government contract, the contracting officer refers the matter to the SBA regional office where the contractor is located and withholds the contract for 15 working days to allow time for the COC process If a firm applies for a COC, a designated SBA district office reviews the small business' application and sends a team to make an on-site survey of the firm's facilities, capacity, and credit During fiscal year 1976, Government contracting officers made 1,028 referrals to SBA. SBA received 439 applications from small busi- ness and issued 242 certificates The SBA New York Regional Office was the most active in fiscal year 1976, receiving 222 referrals and issuing 60 certificates. The Boston Regional Office received 42 referrals and issued 13 certificates We interviewed SBA officials and small businesses in the Boston and New York regions, and Federal contracting officials at three major (07778)

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