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B-422013 Nov 21, 2023 1 (2023-11-21)

handle is hein.gao/gaopmk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Comptroller General Washington, DC 20548 of the United States Decision Matter of: HSV Consulting File: B-422013 Date: November 21, 2023 Henrick Hollesen for the protester. Philip Rappmund, Esq., Department of the Navy, for the agency. Katherine I. Riback, Esq., and Alexander O. Levine, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest arguing that awardee's quotation was noncompliant with a solicitation requirement is denied where the agency reasonably waived the requirement and the protester was not prejudiced as a result of the waiver. DECISION HSV Consulting, of Rochester, New York, protests the terms of, and the award of a contract under,1 request for quotations (RFQ) No. N001 8923Q0418, issued by the Department of the Navy, Naval Supply Systems Command, for ship piloting and maneuvering consulting services in support of Littoral Combat Ship Squadron Two (LCSRON-2). HSV contends that the solicitation terms are unreasonable and reflect bias, and also that the award was unreasonable as a result of the awardee's lack of understanding of the contract requirements and failure to comply with a mandatory solicitation requirement. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The solicitation was issued on July 27, 2023, seeking commercial services required by LCSRON-2 to assist with the navigation of the USS Marinette, a littoral combat ship (LCS), through the Great Lakes. Agency Report (AR), Tab 1, RFQ at 8. The solicitation sought to award a fixed-price contract pursuant to the procedures of Federal Acquisition 1 The contract was awarded to Seasmoke Marine, LLC, of Traverse City, Michigan.

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