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B-295087 1 (2004-12-21)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptappw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A O0 Comptroller General SIntegrity * Reliability of the United States ~ccountabthty Inert Rea iy United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: DOER Marine File: B-295087 Date: December 21, 2004 John P. Hurabiell, Esq., Huppert & Hurabiell, for the protester. Stephen H. S. Tryon, Esq., Naval Surface Warfare Center, for the agency. Louis A. Chiarella, Esq., and Christine S. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protester's contention that the awardee misrepresented its corporate history and technical experience is denied where the record shows that no misrepresentation occurred and that, in any event, the agency did not evaluate the awardee or any other offeror as to corporate experience. DECISION DOER Marine protests the issuance of a purchase order to Deep Ocean Engineering under request for quotations (RFQ) No. N00167-04-Q-0412, issued by the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD), Department of the Navy, for tethered underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) systems. DOER argues that Deep Ocean Engineering misrepresented its corporate history and ROV manufacturing experience. We deny the protest. On August 3, 2004, NSWCCD issued the RFQ for seven ROV systems.' The RFQ, issued as a simplified commercial item acquisition under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 12 and 13, contemplated the award of a fixed-price purchase order. In addition to the specifications for the ROV system, the solicitation notified 1 The intended purpose of the ROVs was to position sensors relative to a Navy ship hull in a marine industrial environment. ROV Specifications at 1. The ROV was also designed to carry a suite of sensors for inspection of ship hull and other underwater structures. Id.

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