Decision Matter of: United Native American Telecommunications, Inc.
Abstract
Protests against agency decision not to refer questions concerning protester's small business size status to the Small Business Administration are denied where agency reasonably determined that immediate awards were required to protect the public interest. United Native American Telecommunications, Inc. (UNAT) protests the award of a contract to LDDS Communications Corporation under solicitation No. A017JAN950005 (-0005), issued by the Defense Information Technology Office (DITCO), Defense Information Systems Agency, for the provision, installation, and maintenance of a telecommunications circuit between Fort Bliss, Texas and Kirtland Air Force Base (AFB), New Mexico. UNAT also protests DITCO's award of a contract to Electra Ltd. under a similar solicitation, No. AF05DEC945439A (-5439A), for the installation and maintenance of a telecommunications circuit between Limestone, Maine and Boston, Massachusetts. In each case, UNAT principally alleges that DITCO improperly refused to apply a 10-percent evaluation preference for small disadvantaged businesses (SDB) without first referring the agency's questions concerning the protester's self-certification as a small business to the Small Business Administration (SBA) for a conclusive determination as to UNAT's small business "size status." We deny the protests.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 30, 1995
- Accession Number
- AD1156872
Entities
People
- Michael R. Golden
- Robert P. Murphy
Organizations
- Comptroller General of the United States