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B-275813.2 1 (1997-04-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptafvs0001 and id is 1 raw text is: oComptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Apache Enterprises, Inc. File: B-275813.2 Date: April 23, 1997 J. Michael Slocum, Esq., Slocum & Boddie, for the protester. Joshua A. Kranzberg, Esq., and H. Bruce Bartholomew, Esq., Department of the Army, for the agency. Guy R. Pietrovito, Esq., and James A. Spangenberg, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protest that source controlled components offered by the awardee were not properly qualified is denied where the record shows that the components satisfied the qualification requirements specified in the applicable drawings. 2. Protester was not prejudiced by the procuring agency's failure to identify in the solicitation the awardee as an approved source for the components where the record does not show or otherwise evidence that the protester would or could have altered its bid to its competitive advantage had the protester known of this source approval. DECISION Apache Enterprises, Inc. protests the award of a contract to Panelite Engineering, Inc. under invitation for bids (IFB) No. DAAJ09-96-B-0046, issued by the U.S. Army Aviation and Troop Command for night vision modification kits. We deny the protest. The IFB, issued June 21, 1996, as a small business set-aside, sought 28 night vision modification kits to be provided to the Republic of Korea under the Foreign Military Sales program. The night vision kits consist of 39 components, three of which (two postlight bases and one postlight cap) are identified as source approved items. The postlight bases and cap provide illumination for aircraft control panels under night vision conditions. The IFB identified drawings required for the kit components. These drawings identified Apache as the only approved source for the postlight bases and caps, and stated the requirements for source approval. Among other things, sources seeking 409314

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