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B-418714 1 (2020-08-04)

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GO U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
441 G St. N.W.                                                  Comptroller General
Washington, DC 20548                                            of the United States
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                                            DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
                                          The decision issued on the date below was subject to
Decision                                  a GAO Protective Order. This version has been
                                         1approved for public release.


Matter of:   Kardex Remstar, LLC

File:        B-418714

Date:       August 4, 2020

Julie M. Nichols, Esq. and Marissa R. Bagasra, Esq., Roeder, Cochran, Phillips, PLLC,
for the protester.
Timothy J. Ryan, Esq., Defense Logistics Agency, for the agency.
Heather Self, Esq., and Edward Goldstein, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO,
participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST

Protest challenging solicitation terms as unduly restrictive of competition is denied
because the record demonstrates that the requirements are reasonably related to the
agency's minimum needs.
DECISION

Kardex Remstar, of Westbrook, Maine, protests the terms of request for quotations
(RFQ) No. SP3300-20-Q-5015, issued by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) for
vertical lift module storage systems. The protester contends that the product
requirements set forth in the RFQ are tailored to match the product offerings of a single
vendor, resulting in a brand name only procurement cleverly disguised as a
procurement under full and open competition. Protest at 7.

We deny the protest.

BACKGROUND

On April 6, 2020, the agency issued RFQ No. SP3300-20-Q-5015 on an unrestricted
basis pursuant to the commercial item and simplified acquisition procedures of Federal
Acquisition Regulation parts 12 and 13. Agency Report (AR), Tab 2, RFQ at 1;
Combined Contracting Officer's Statement and Memorandum of Law at 2. The
solicitation seeks quotations for the supply and installation of five vertical lift module
storage systems at the agency's facility located in Yokosuka, Japan. RFQ at 1; AR,
Tab 4, Statement of Work (SOW) at 3. The solicitation contemplates award of a single
fixed-price contract. RFQ at 1.

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