VSBC APPEAL OF: FREEDOM 6, LLC, APPELLANT

*1 On March 21, 2024, Freedom 6, LLC (Appellant) appealed the denial of its application for certification as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA).

*1 Although the appeal petition was deficient in multiple respects, Appellant's deadline for filing a proper appeal had not yet expired. As a result, OHA ordered that Appellant would have until April 2, 2024 to submit a new appeal petition. OHA explained that the existing appeal was insufficient because the appeal did not state what error(s), if any, Appellant alleged the Director of SBA's Office of Government Contracting (D/GC) to have committed, as is necessary for a valid appeal under 13 C.F.R. §§ 134.1105(a)(2) and 134.1111. (OHA's Order at 1.) Furthermore, the appeal was not signed by a member of Appellant or an attorney. (Id., citing 13 C.F.R. §§ 134.209 and 134.1105(a)(4).) Appellant did not submit a new appeal petition, nor otherwise respond to OHA's Order.

*1 Under OHA's rules of procedure, a deficient appeal may be summarily dismissed. 13 C.F.R. § 134.1105(d). Here, as discussed above, Appellant's appeal is deficient in multiple respects, and Appellant did not avail itself of the opportunity to cure those defects.

*1 Accordingly, the appeal is DISMISSED. This is the final decision of the U.S. Small Business Administration. 13 C.F.R. § 134.1112(d).