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B-295087 1 (2004-12-21)

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         Matter  of: DOER  Marine

         File:       B-295087

         Date:       December  21, 2004

         John P. Hurabiell, Esq., Huppert & Hurabiell, for the protester.
         Stephen H. S. Tryon, Esq., Naval Surface Warfare Center, for the agency.
         Louis A. Chiarella, Esq., and Christine S. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel,
         GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
         DIGEST

         Protester's contention that the awardee misrepresented its corporate history and
         technical experience is denied where the record shows that no misrepresentation
         occurred and that, in any event, the agency did not evaluate the awardee or any
         other offeror as to corporate experience.
         DECISION

         DOER  Marine protests the issuance of a purchase order to Deep Ocean Engineering
         under request for quotations (RFQ) No. N00167-04-Q-0412, issued by the Naval
         Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD), Department of the Navy,
         for tethered underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) systems. DOER argues
         that Deep Ocean Engineering misrepresented its corporate history and ROV
         manufacturing experience.

         We  deny the protest.

         On August 3, 2004, NSWCCD issued the RFQ for seven ROV systems. The RFQ,
         issued as a simplified commercial item acquisition under Federal Acquisition
         Regulation (FAR) Parts 12 and 13, contemplated the award of a fixed-price purchase
         order. In addition to the specifications for the ROV system, the solicitation notified

         'The intended purpose of the ROVs was to position sensors relative to a Navy ship
         hull in a marine industrial environment. ROV Specifications at 1. The ROV was also
         designed to carry a suite of sensors for inspection of ship hull and other underwater
         structures. Id.

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