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B-419659,B-419659.2 May 25, 2021 1 (2021-05-25)

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441 G St. N.W.                                         Comptroller General
Washington, DC 20548                                    of the United States
DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
The decision issued on the date below was subject to
Decision                            a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has
been approved for public release.
Matter of: American Electronics, Inc.
File:      B-419659; B-419659.2
Date:      May 25, 2021
Edward J. Tolchin, Esq., Offit Kurman, P.A., for the protester.
Paul F. Khoury, Esq., Nicholas L. Perry, Esq., and Jennifer Eve Retener, Esq., Wiley
Rein LLP, for PSI Pax, Inc., the intervenor.
Christopher B. Erly, Esq., Brian W. Ritter, Jr., Esq., Thomas J. Florip, Esq., and Travis
D. Van Ort, Esq., Department of the Navy, for the agency.
April Y. Shields, Esq., and Christina Sklarew, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO,
participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST
Protest challenging the agency's evaluation is denied in part where the evaluation was
reasonable and consistent with the terms of the solicitation, and dismissed in part where
the protest allegation does not include sufficient information to establish the likelihood
that the agency violated the terms of the solicitation.
DECISION
American Electronics, Inc. (Amelex), of California, Maryland, protests the issuance of a
task order to PSI Pax, Inc., also of California, Maryland, under request for proposals
(RFP) No. N0042120R3002, issued by the Department of the Navy, Naval Air Systems
Command, for technical, engineering, and management services. The protester
challenges various aspects of the agency's evaluation of the protester's and the
awardee's proposals.
We deny the protest in part and dismiss it in part.
BACKGROUND
On July 9, 2020, the agency issued the RFP, pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation
part 16, to woman-owned small business holders of the Navy's SeaPort Next
Generation (Seaport NxG) indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) multiple-award

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