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B-416878 1 (2018-10-24)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadver0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAOU.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Comptroller General Washington, DC 20548 of the United States Decision Matter of: ARI Phoenix, Inc. File: B-416878 Date: October 24, 2018 Tekla Goodwin, for the protester. Brian C. Habib, Esq., and Scott N. Flesch, Esq., Department of the Army, for the agency. Paula J. Haurilesko, Esq., and Laura Eyester, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest that the awardee cannot provide a certified technician is dismissed, where the solicitation language requiring that equipment maintenance and inspection services be provided by a technician certified by the equipment manufacturer is a performance specification and not a definitive responsibility criterion. DECISION ARI Phoenix, Inc., of Lebanon, Ohio, protests the award of a contract to Atlantic Hoist & Crane, Inc., of Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. PANNGB-1 8-P-0000-075873, issued by the Department of the Army, National Guard Bureau, for ARI-Hetra lift system maintenance and inspection services. ARI Phoenix contends that the awardee will not be able to comply with the terms of the solicitation. We dismiss the protest. BACKGROUND The RFQ, issued as a combined synopsis/solicitation, was posted on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) web site on August 24, 2018, under the commercial item provisions of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6. FedBizOpps Notice, Aug. 24, 2018, at 1. The procurement was set aside for small businesses. Id. The RFQ contemplated the award of a contract for preventative maintenance and safety inspection of ARI-Hetra 4 post mobile lifting systems at various maintenance facilities throughout New Jersey. Id.

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