Area Office Erred in Considering Changes to Joint Venture Agreement Made After Awardee Self-Certified; SBA No. SIZ-5801, Size Appeal of Precision Asset Management Corporation and Q Integrated Companies LLC RE: Alpine/First Preston JV II LLC

The Small Business Administration area office’s request for reconsideration of an earlier decision by the Office of Hearings and Appeals is denied, where the area office was required to consider the size of an awardee at the time of award, including its mentor-protégé joint venture agreement in place at the time of award, and the area office erred in considering changes to the agreement made after the date of self-certification.