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                    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
D  e     s / ' +'a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has
                                           been approved for public release


Matter of:   Master Boat Builders, Inc.; Steiner Construction Company, Inc.

File:     B-421254; B-421254.2; B-421254.3; B-421254.4; B-421254.5;
             B-421254.6; B-421254.7; B-421254.8

Date:     February 8,   2023

Katherine B. Burrows, Esq., Jacqueline K. Unger, Esq., and Eric A. Valle, Esq., Piliero
Mazza  PLLC, for Master Boat Builders, Inc., the protester.
Jacob W. Scott, Esq., Karl F. Dix, Esq., and Alexander Gorelik, Esq., Smith Currie &
Hancock  LLP, for Steiner Construction Company, Inc., the protester.
W. Jay DeVecchio, Esq., James A. Tucker, Esq., Alissandra D. Young, Esq., and
Victoria Dalcourt Angle, Esq., Morrison & Foerster LLP, for Birdon America Inc., the
intervenor.
Kristen M. Bergh, Esq., and Gabriel D. Soll, Esq., Department of Homeland Security, for
the agency.
Charmaine  A. Stevenson, Esq., and John Sorrenti, Esq., Office of the General Counsel,
GAO,  participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST

1. Protest that the awardee's proposal is ineligible for award because it allegedly fails to
meet a material solicitation requirement is denied where the record demonstrates that
the allegation is based on an unreasonable interpretation of the solicitation's
requirements.

2. Protests challenging the evaluation of proposals and source selection decision are
denied where the record shows that both were reasonable and consistent with the terms
of the solicitation.
DECISION

Master Boat Builders, Inc. (MBB), a small business of Coden, Alabama, and Steiner
Construction Company,  Inc., a small business of Bayou La Batre, Alabama, protest the
award of a contract to Birdon America Inc., a small business of Denver, Colorado, under
request for proposals (RFP) No. 70ZO2321 RPRT00300, issued by the Department of
Homeland  Security, United States Coast Guard (USCG) for the USCG's waterways

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