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B-297321 1 (2005-12-23)

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A         G    A    O                                                  Comptroller General
.       Accountability * Integrity * Reliability                       of the United States
United States Government Accountability Office     DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
Washington, DC 20548                                  The decision issued on the date below was subject to a
                                                      GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has been
                                                      approved for public release.

          Decision

          Matter of: Laerdal Medical Corporation

          File:        B-297321; B-297321.2

          Date:        December 23, 2005

          Craig P. Murphy, Esq., and John D. Holden, Esq., Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf,
          LLP, for the protester.
          Kathleen E. Karelis, Esq., W. Jay DeVecchio, Esq., and David B. Robbins, Esq., Jenner
          & Block LLP, for Medical Education Technologies, Inc., an intervenor.
          Duncan Butts, Esq., Department of the Navy, for the agency.
          Linda C. Glass, Esq., and Michael R. Golden, Esq., Office of the General Counsel,
          GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
          DIGEST

          Protest challenging evaluation of offerors' technical proposals is denied where
          record shows that agency's evaluation was reasonable.
          DECISION

          Laerdal Medical Corporation protests the award of a contract to Medical Education
          Technologies, Inc. (METI) under request for proposals (RFP) No. N61339-05-R-0119,
          issued by the Department of the Navy for medical simulator training devices.
          Laerdal challenges the Navy's evaluation of the offerors' technical proposals.

          We deny the protest.

          BACKGROUND

          The combined synopsis/solicitation was posted on the Federal Business
          Opportunities website on August 16, 2005. The RFP contemplated the award of an
          indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract for a base year and three
          option periods. As relevant here, the RFP required the following medical training
          devices: contract line item number (CLIN) 0001--breathe/bleed simulator' and

          'The breathe/bleed simulator is a full-sized, human-like mannequin with
          anatomically correct features, which is computer controlled. Agency Report (AR),
          Tab 18, Statement of Work (SOW) at 2.

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