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B-416837,B-416837.2 1 (2018-12-11)

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GO U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
441 G St. N.W.                                                  Comptroller General
Washington, DC 20548                                            of the United States
                                         .......................................................................................................................
                                            DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
                                          The decision issued on the date below was subject to
Decision                                  a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has
                                          been approved for public release.


Matter of:  Merrill Aviation & Defense

File:        B-416837; B-416837.2

Date:        December 11, 2018

Edward J. Tolchin, Esq., Offit Kurman Attorneys at Law, for the protester.
Christian B. Nagel, Esq., and Karlee S. Blank, Esq., McGuireWoods LLP, for LOC
Performance Products, Inc., the intervenor.
Debra J. Talley, Esq., and Jason J. Giuliano, Esq., Department of the Army, for the
agency.
Todd C. Culliton, Esq., and Tania Calhoun, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO,
participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST

1. Protest is denied where the record shows that the agency's technical evaluation of
the protester's proposal was consistent with the terms of the solicitation.

2. Protest is denied where the record shows that the agency's evaluation of the
awardee's past performance as relevant was consistent with the terms of the
solicitation.
DECISION

Merrill Aviation & Defense (Merrill), of Saginaw, Michigan, protests the award of a
contract to LOC Performance Products, Inc. (LOC), of Plymouth, Michigan, under
request for proposals (RFP) No. W1 5QKN-1 7-R-0214, issued by the Department of the
Army, Army Contracting Command-New Jersey, for improved armored cab modification
kits. Merrill argues that the agency unreasonably evaluated proposals, and improperly
made its source selection decision.

We deny the protest.

BACKGROUND

The RFP, issued on October 2, 2017, as a small business set-aside, contemplated the
award of a fixed-price contract for improved armored cab (IAC) modification kits for the
Army's multiple launch rocket system to be performed over a 1-year base period and

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