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B-265869 1 (1996-01-02)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptadtb0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Marine Research Specialists File: B-265869 Date: January 2, 1996 Eiji Imamura, Marine Research Specialists, for the protester. Fred Kopatich, Esq., and Alden F. Abbott, Esq., Department of Commerce, for the agency. Charles W. Morrow, Esq., and James A. Spangenberg, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Agency improperly failed to provide a common basis for competition or obtain full and open competition where it timely provided some offerors with reports prepared under the incumbent contract, which the solicitation stated would be made available, but advised the protester to seek the information under the Freedom of Information Act; only provided the protester with this material information 2 days before the proposal due date; and then declined to extend the proposal due date, which effectively resulted in the protester's being able to submit a proposal on a common basis. DECISION Marine Research Specialists (MRS) protests the agency's failure to timely provide certain information under request for proposals (RFP) No. 50-DGNF-5-00079, issued by the Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for a marine recreational fishing survey. We sustain the protest. NOAA issued the RFP on July 11, 1995, to obtain a contractor to conduct the 1996 National Marine Fishery Statistics Survey (NMFSS), with options to conduct the survey in 1997 and 1998.1 The RFP contained detailed instructions for the preparation of technical, management, and price proposals, and set forth a best 1The NMFSS consists of a telephone survey of recreational fishing by residents in coastal counties and a field intercept survey of anglers returning from recreational fishing trips. The purpose of the NMFSS is to collect statistics on the status of marine recreational fishery resources. 10441228

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