Participation in DoD Vendor Program Opens Door to Competition But is Not a Matter of Responsibility; GAO B-416223.4, Tactical Shipping LLC

Protest challenging the agency’s rejection of a proposal is denied, where the question of whether an offeror possessed a Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement was not a matter of responsibility, and therefore the agency’s finding that the protester did not have such an agreement was not a negative responsibility determination that had to be referred to the Small Business Administration.