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          G     A    O                                                  Comptroller General
Acc       o;tabiilty inegilty , Rei!abikty                              of the United States
  United States Government Accountability Office
  Washington, DC 20548



           Decision


           Matter of:  Kirti International

           File:       B-407612

           Date:       January 16, 2013

           Dharmesh Patel, for the protester.
           Gary M. Saladino, Esq., Department of the Navy, for the agency.
           Frank Maguire, Esq., and David A. Ashen, Esq., Office of the General Counsel,
           GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
           DIGEST

           Protester's proposal was reasonably found technically unacceptable where
           solicitation required compliance with specific industry standard but proposal
           repeatedly referred to other standards, thereby creating ambiguity regarding
           protester's intentions and introducing uncertainty regarding protester's commitment
           to perform in accordance with the terms of the solicitation.
           DECISION

           Kirti International, of Galveston, Texas, protests the Department of the Navy's
           award of a contract to Fendercare Marine, Ltd., of the United Kingdom, under
           request for proposals (RFP) No. N65540-12-R-001 1, for maritime fenders. The
           protester asserts that the agency unreasonably found its proposal to be technically
           unacceptable.

           We deny the protest.

           BACKGROUND

           The solicitation statement of work (SOW) established requirements for 3.3 and
           4.5 meter hydro-pneumatic submarine fenders (as well as storage and installation
           kits) to be used for the protection of vessels and piers from damage when vessels
           are moored either ship-to-ship or at piers or wharves. Award was to be made to the
           responsible offeror submitting the lowest-priced, technically acceptable offer.
           Technical acceptability was to be determined based on evaluation in four areas:
           corporate experience, capabilities/personnel, ISO (International Organization for
           Standardization) 17357: 2002(E) certification, and past performance. RFP at 70.

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