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B-409969 1 (2014-09-24)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadqpn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I G A 0 Comptroller General uu Accountabilty * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: Sea Box, Inc. File: B-409969 Date: September 24, 2014 Robert A. Farber, Esq., Sea Box, Inc., for the protester. John P. Patkus, Esq., Defense Logistics Agency, for the agency. Heather Weiner, Esq., and Jonathan L. Kang, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest challenging the agency's decision not to set aside the procurement for small business concerns is denied where the agency reasonably based its decision on market research, including responses to a sources sought notice and pre-award surveys, indicating that the agency was not likely to receive proposals from at least two small businesses. DECISION Sea Box, Inc., of East Riverton, New Jersey, protests the decision of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), Troop Support, to issue request for proposals (RFQ) No. SPE8ED-14-Q-0527, for the acquisition of TRICON type II shipping containers, on an unrestricted basis. Sea Box contends that the requirement should be set aside for small business concerns. We deny the protest. On June 17, 2014, DLA published a sources sought notice on the Federal Business Opportunities website (www.fedbizopps.qov), in which it announced its intent to procure the manufacture and delivery of TRICON containers. Agency Report (AR), Tab 4, Sources Sought Notice, at 1. The notice requested that responsible, interested sources submit a response demonstrating their capabilities and qualifications data, including the ability to manufacture these containers. Id. at 2. Seven business concerns responded to the sources sought notice, including Sea Box. Contracting Officer (CO) Statement at 2. The contracting officer reviewed the information in these responses, as well as information provided in pre-award

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