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B-309955 1 (2007-11-07)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptauiy0001 and id is 1 raw text is: A G A O Comptroller General . Accountability * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: Nautical Engineering, Inc. File: B-309955 Date: November 7, 2007 Jacob B. Pankowski, Esq., John J. Field, Esq., and Marisa Miller, Esq., Nixon Peabody, LLP, for the protester. John J. Ralston, Esq., U.S. Coast Guard, for the agency. Jonathan L. Kang, Esq., and Ralph 0. White, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protest challenging consolidation of requirements previously provided under separate small contracts as improper bundling under the Small Business Act is denied where agency reasonably demonstrates that measurably substantial benefits to the government justify the consolidation. 2. Protest challenging consolidation of requirements as a violation of the Competition in Contracting Act is denied where agency demonstrates that the consolidation is reasonable. DECISION Nautical Engineering, Inc. (NEI) protests the terms of request for proposals (RFP) No. HSCG85-07-R-6253PM, issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Coast Guard, for maintenance and repair of Coast Guard cutters based in Alameda, California. NEI contends that the RFP violates the Small Business Act by improperly bundling two types of maintenance and repair services that were previously provided under separate smaller contracts. The protester also contends that the consolidation of these services violates the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984 (CICA). We deny the protest.

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