Subpart 419.6 - Certificates of Competency and Determinations of Responsibility
419.602 Procedures.
419.602-1 Referral.
Contracting officers shall refer determinations of non-responsibility regarding small businesses directly to the SBA Regional Office servicing the location where the contractor's office (home) is located.
419.602-3 Resolving differences between the agency and the Small Business Administration.
The HCA is authorized to appeal the issuance of a COC to SBA Headquarters as provided by FAR 19.602-3(a).