Documentation didn't depend on candidates' employment status
Agency found protestor's proposal to be non-responsive because the protestor did not include the required documentation for its personnel as part of the offer. Protestor claimed that the proposed personnel was a contractor, not a current employee, so no documentation was required. But the agency and GAO disagreed based on the plain language of the solicitation.
GAO also rejected protestor's claim that the agency needed to refer the protestor's disqualification to the SBA for a Certificate of Competency. But, GAO noted that the agency disqualification was based on the proposal's deficiencies, not on a non-responsibility determination.
Protest denied.