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B-186976 1 (1976-10-01)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadees0001 and id is 1 raw text is: A I THE COMPYROLLER GENE;RAL D3ECISION 11. OF THE UNITEf GSTAThGB V VVASHINGTON D.N. V0'42i VILE: DATE: October 1, 1976 B- 186976 MATTER OF: Materials and Production, Inc. DIGEST: Contracting officer's determination that )rotesting concern was nouresponsible--based on negative award recommentation and findings of preaward Survey--must be regarded as having been affirmed by Small Businests Administrarion's refusal to issue certificate of com- petency (COC) to firm and GAO has no authority to require SBA to issue a COC or to reopen case when COC has been dented, especially where there is no showing that either SBA cc agency failed to consider all relative I nf orma t Ion. Materials and Production, Inc. (ITPI),protests tLhe reject. on of its low bid on the basis diat it is a nonresponsible bidder, under Invitation for bids (IEB) D/L 76-9 issued by the U.S. Department of Labor Subsequent to the bid opening, a preawaid survey was performed on HPI. The survey resulted In an overall recommendation that no award be made to IT because it lacked the capacity to perform the required services. In the Deternination of Contractor Respon- situ lity dated July 8, 1976, the contracting officer found M1P to be nonresponsible and nonrsponslve as to plant capacity to perform services required under the IV1. It was also stated that: a. The Contractor's facility is Inadequate for a production line industrial type operation which is required. 1. The Contractor's facility Is located in an old renovated forn house and is not: air-conditioned to maintain humidity control and dust control. C.IThe facility did not have adequate fire protection equipment. - 1-

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