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B-419495 Apr 05, 2021 1 (2021-04-05)

handle is hein.gao/gaolui0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 1Oo U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE A Century of Non-Partisan Fact-Based Work 441 G St. N.W. Comptroller General Washington, DC 20548 of the United States DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE The decision issued on the date below was subject to Decision a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has been approved for public release. Matter of: Acme Products and Engineering, Inc. File: B-419495 Date: April 5, 2021 John M. Manfredonia, Esq., Manfredonia Law Offices, LLC, for the protester. Julie K. Philips, Esq., John Pritchard, Esq., and Pamela K. Cooper, Esq., Defense Logistics Agency, for the agency. Katherine I. Riback, Esq., and Evan C. Williams, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protester's contention that agency procurement for compressor rotors from a single approved source unduly limits competition is denied where the record shows that the agency is procuring the approved source item using simplified acquisition procedures and has adequately justified the use of its single approved source approach under the procedures applicable to simplified acquisitions. DECISION Acme Products and Engineering Inc., a small firm of Brooklyn, New York, protests the terms of request for quotations (RFQ) No. SPE7M3-21-Q-0093, issued by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) for the purchase of compressor rotors. Acme argues that the solicitation unduly restricts competition, as it is limited to a single approved source. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The agency describes the compressor rotor at issue as a component of the Gardner Denver Nash LLC Model MD-663C low pressure air compressor (LPAC). Contracting Officer Statement and Memorandum of Law (COS/MOL) at 1. The agency further states that the compressor rotor is a major component of the low-pressure service air systems on the United States's submarine fleet, and is identified as a critical application

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