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B-413798 1 (2016-12-08)

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          G     A    O                                                   Comptroller General
Accountability * Integrity * Reliability                                 of the United States
  United States Government Accountability Office
  Washington, DC 20548



           Decision


           Matter of:  Inspire International

           File:       B-413798

           Date:       December 8, 2016

           Kristin Rae Nowers for the protester.
           Capt. Jessica E. Hom, Department of the Army, for the agency.
           Gabriel D. Soil, Esq., and Christina Sklarew, Esq., Office of the General Counsel,
           GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
           DIGEST

           Protest that an awardee's price is so low that it evidences an intent to violate the
           Berry Amendment is denied where the awardee's quotation included the required
           certification of compliance; the agency received additional information confirming
           the awardee's intent; and nothing in the awardee's quotation called into question the
           protester's ability or willingness to comply.
           DECISION

           Inspire International, LLC of Normal, Illinois, protests the award of a contract to Lag
           Sports and Leather Wear LLC, of Alexandria, Virginia, under request for quotations
           (RFQ) No. W9124D-1 6-T-0064, issued by the Department of the Army for the
           provision of embroidered baseball caps. Inspire alleges that the awarded price is so
           low as to indicate that the awardee will not comply with the Berry Amendment.

           We deny the protest.

           BACKGROUND

           The solicitation, issued as a small-business set-aside, anticipated the award of an
           indefinite-quantity/indefinite-delivery contract with a 1-year base period and two
           1-year options. The RFQ sought quotations for the supply of approximately
           225,000 baseball caps, specifying that they were to be black, 100 percent cotton
           twill, low profile, and have a Velcro closure. RFQ at 49. The Army's star logo was
           to be embroidered on the front of the cap, and the text goarmy.com was to be

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