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B-407821 1 (2013-02-28)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadpkb0001 and id is 1 raw text is: SG A O Comptroller General r Accountablity * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: 3 Phoenix, Inc. File: B-407821 Date: February 28, 2013 Keith L. Baker, Esq., Barton, Baker, Thomas & Tolle, LLP, for the protester. Liza V. Craig, Esq., Department of the Navy, for the agency. Mary G. Curcio, Esq., and David A. Ashen, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protest that solicitation is unduly restrictive of competition is denied where restriction is reasonably necessary to meet agency's needs. 2. Protest that agency improperly failed to provide information required to prepare a proposal is denied where the agency does not have the requested information. DECISION 3 Phoenix, Inc., of Chantilly, Virginia, protests that request for proposals (RFP) No. N00024-12-R-6230, issued by the Department of the Navy for TB-37/U multi-function towed arrays (MFTA), is unduly restrictive of competition. We deny the protest. The TB-37 passive sonar towed array is comprised of seven interconnected modules--including acoustic modules to detect acoustic signals from enemy targets, an acoustic intercept module to provide early warning of enemy torpedoes, vibration isolation modules, and an environmental sensor module--which are towed behind a naval surface ship by a long, heavyweight cable. The TB-37 is the most recent generation of towed array, and its significantly improved detection capabilities provide the capability to detect threats from quieter submarines and torpedoes in littoral (coastal) environments. The Navy currently has TB-37 arrays that were manufactured by Lockheed Martin under a contract awarded in May, 2008, pursuant to full and open competition, and engineering development models that were delivered by 3 different firms.

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