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ServeFed, Inc., B-417708, Sept. 18, 2019

The FAR was changed in 2018 to revise the GAO protest jurisdiction regarding orders under IDQ contracts: 16.505 -- Ordering. (a) General (10) (i) No protest under subpart 33.1 is authorized in connection with the issuance or proposed issuance of an order under a task-order contract or delivery-order contract, except for— (A) A protest on the grounds that the order increases the scope, period, or maximum value of the contract; or (B) (1) For agencies other than DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard, a protest of an order valued in excess of $10 million (41 U.S.C. 4106(f)); or (2) For DoD, NASA, or the Coast Guard, a protest of an order valued in excess of $25 million (10 U.S.C. 2304c(e)). (ii) Protests of orders in excess of the thresholds stated in 16.505(a)(10(i)(B) may only be filed with the Government Accountability Office, in accordance with the procedures at 33.104. See also https://www.mcguirewoods.com/client-resources/Alerts/2018/5/New-GAO-Protest-Rules-Take-Effect-May-31

Phew! What an amazing Amphib! Let me hop onto another quote: http://amphibianrescue.org/2012/12/06/superhero-qualities-in-frogs/

Please provide a cite.

Flash back to VE nearly 20 years, not 20 hours, ago:

Yes but the agency must obligate to specific account and record. Didya View All Over Again: http://www.wifcon.com/arc/forum304.htm

The insert appears to cover only the Section M Evaluation Criteria and the Basis of Award. Can you provide the Section L proposal requirements?

What are the evaluation criteria (Section M) and the proposal requirements (Section L)?

Also, take a look at this blog: http://www.berenzweiglaw.com/sba-helps-on-responsibility-type-evaluations/ I suggest reading this decision referenced in the blog: Competitive Range Sols., LLC, B-413104.10, Apr. 18, 2017. https://www.gao.gov/products/B-413104.10#mt=e-report

In your organization, are/were you required to get the SBA specialist's concurrence before taking a contract action?

So far, it appears that an unacceptable proposal of a small biz determined to be unacceptable based upon an LPTA evaluation of a responsibility related criterion (e.g. experience) must be referred to the SBA for a COC. However, it does not need to be referred if the small biz failed to provide documentation required by the solicitation: Sea Box, Inc., B-414742, Sept 6, 2017 http://www.wifcon.com/cgen/414742.pdf

You are correct. My focus has been narrowly on what I consider to be the most important cert - small business status.

Also, see Title 13, Chapter I, Part 121 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

The Oryza Group, LLC., B-416719,B-416719.2: Nov 26, 2018 https://www.gao.gov/products/B-416719,B-416719.2#mt=e-report