Determination that Firms Are Similarly Situated Stops Further Ostensible Subcontractor Analysis; SBA No. SIZ-5860, The Frontline Group

Appeal of the SBA area office’s determination that the awardee is an eligible small business is denied, where a subcontractor was not required to certify its size for the procurement, where the agency did not ignore any of the subcontractor’s affiliates when determining its size, and where the awardee and its subcontractor were not affiliated through the ostensible subcontractor rule because both firms fell under the exception for similarly situated entities.