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          G    A   O                                                  Comptroller General
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  United States Government Accountability Office
  Washington, DC 20548

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          Decision


          Matter  of:        Nutriom, LLC

          File:              B-402511

          Date:              May 11, 2010

          Hernan G. Etcheto for the protester.
          Michael P. Wilson, Esq., Defense Logistics Agency, for the agency.
          Armani Vadiee, Christina Sklarew, Esq., and Guy R. Pietrovito, Esq., Office of the
          General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
          DIGEST

          Protest that contracting agency improperly exercised a contract option is denied
          where agency reasonably determined that exercising the option was the most
          advantageous means  of satisfying the agency's needs.
          DECISION

          Nutriom, LLC, of Lacey, Washington, protests the exercise of an option by the
          Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) under contract No. SPM3S1-08-D-Z186, awarded to
          Oregon Freeze Dry (OFD), of Albany, Oregon, under request for proposals (RFP)
          No. SPM3S1-06-R-7003, for a dehydrated egg product.

          We  deny the protest.

          BACKGROUND

          The RFP, issued on August 30, 2006, provided for the award of a fixed-price with
          economic  price adjustment, indefinite-quantity contract for a base year with four
          option years for a dehydrated egg mix for the Unitized Group Ration-Heat and Serve
          (UGR-H&S)  Program.  During the initial competition for this contract, DLA received
          offers from three small business firms, including Nutriom. Following discussions,
          DLA  made award to OFD on the basis of that firm's low price and technical rating.
          Concurrent with the award of the contract to OFD on January 10, 2008, DLA

          'The UGR-H&S   program supports military personnel in worldwide operations that
          allow organized food service facilities. www.dscp.dla.mil/subs/rations/programs.

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