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B-420216 Jan 03, 2022 1 (2022-01-03)

handle is hein.gao/gaompj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAO U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 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 Dcisbeen _approved for publc release. Matter of: Science and Technology Corporation File: B-420216 Date: January 3, 2022 Robert J. Symon, Esq., Nathaniel J. Greeson, Esq., and Patrick R. Quigley, Esq., Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, for the protester. Florence N. Bridges, Esq., and John L. Guinan, Esq., Department of Commerce, for the agency. Louis A. Chiarella, Esq., and Peter H. Tran, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protest challenging solicitation's key personnel requirement as unduly restrictive of competition is dismissed as untimely where the protester failed to file its protest with our Office within 10 days of initial adverse agency action following the protester's agency- level protest of the same issue. 2. Protest challenging solicitation's corporate experience requirement as unduly restrictive of competition is denied where the agency has articulated a reasonable basis for imposing the requirement. DECISION Science and Technology Corporation (STC), of Hampton, Virginia, protests the terms of fair opportunity request for proposals (FORFP) No. 1305M321 QNWWX0061, issued by the Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), for scientific support services on behalf of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP). STC argues that certain solicitation requirements are unduly restrictive of competition and are designed to provide the incumbent contractor with an unfair competitive advantage. We deny the protest.

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