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B-310018 1 (2007-11-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptaujf0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G a A O Comptroller General . Accountability * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: The Protective Group, Inc. File: B-310018 Date: November 13, 2007 Richard L. Moorhouse, Esq., John G. Stafford, Esq., David T. Hickey, Esq., and Sean M. Connolly, Esq., Greenberg Traurig, LLP, for the protester. Christine M. Choi, Esq., Department of the Army, and John W. Klein, Esq., and Kenneth Dodds, Esq., Small Business Administration, for the agencies. Peter D. Verchinski, Esq., and John M. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Agency determination not to set aside body armor procurement for small businesses was proper where record shows agency was familiar with body armor marketplace, and responses from firms participating in industry day conference with agency demonstrated that it was not likely to receive proposals from at least two responsible small businesses capable of meeting the unique requirements of the solicitation. DECISION The Protective Group, Inc. (TPG) protests the terms of request for proposals (RFP) No. H92222-07-R-0011, issued by the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), for body armor plates for individuals in the special operations forces (SOF). TPG primarily contends that the requirements should be set aside for small business concerns. We deny the protest. The body armor being procured here is part of the SOF Personnel Equipment Advanced Requirements (SPEAR) body armor system, a family of integrated body armor and load carriage systems (BALCS) consisting of advanced clothing components and equipment that are tailored to different special operations uses. An important component of this system is the ballistic armor plates, which are specifically designed to stop certain munitions, and which consist of different sizes, shapes, and plate technologies.

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