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B-420711,B-420711.2 Aug 01, 2022 1 (2022-08-01)

handle is hein.gao/gaonmd0001 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 been approved for public release. Matter of: Textron Systems Corporation File: B-420711; B-420711.2 Date: August 1, 2022 Amy C. Hoang, Esq., Erica L. Bakies, Esq., and Sarah F. Burgart, Esq., Seyfarth Shaw LLP, for the protester. Scott M. McCaleb, Esq., Jon W. Burd, Esq., Cara L. Lasley, Esq., and Teresita A. Regelbrugge, Esq., Wiley Rein LLP, for Bollinger Shipyards Lockport, L.L.C., the intervenor. Toya M. McLendon, Esq., Eric M. Carlson, Esq., and Abigail F. Hobby, Esq., Department of the Navy, for the agency. Samantha S. Lee, Esq., and Peter H. Tran, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protests challenging agency's technical and cost evaluation are denied where protester has not demonstrated that the agency's evaluation was unreasonable or inconsistent with the terms of the solicitation. 2. Protest that the agency failed to perform a proper best-value tradeoff and essentially converted the basis for award from tradeoff to lowest-priced, technically acceptable is denied where the record shows that the agency performed a best-value tradeoff that was reasonable and adequately documented. DECISION Textron Systems Corporation, of New Orleans, Louisiana, protests the award of a contract to Bollinger Shipyards Lockport, L.L.C., of Lockport, Louisiana, under request for proposals (RFP) No. N00024-21-R6300, issued by Department of the Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command, for production of mine countermeasures unmanned surface vehicles (MCM USVs). Textron argues that the agency misevaluated proposals and made an unreasonable source selection decision. We deny the protest.

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