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B-402800 1 (2010-07-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadbkd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A O Comptroller General KWn , Accountability * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability Office DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE Washington, DC 20548 The decision issued on the date below was subject to a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has been approved for public release. Decision Matter of: Metasoft, LLC File: B-402800 Date: July 23, 2010 Andrew J. Mohr, Esq., and William J. Bainbridge, Esq., Cohen Mohr LLP, for the protester. Sandra C. Cain, Esq., Department of the Navy, for the agency. Jennifer D. Westfall-McGrail, Esq., and Christine S. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protest alleging that agency improperly failed to set aside acquisition for exclusive small business competition is denied where the record supports agency's determination that it could not expect to receive offers from at least two responsible small businesses capable of providing at least 50 percent of the services. 2. Protest alleging that agency improperly failed to set aside a portion of its requirement for small business competition is denied where agency reasonably determined that requirement was not severable. DECISION Metasoft, LLC, of San Diego, California, a veteran-owned, 8(a) certified, small disadvantaged business, protests the decision by the Department of the Navy not to set aside request for proposals (RFP) No. N66001-10-R-0057 for exclusive small business participation. The solicitation is for support services, including software maintenance and upgrades, for the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Link 16 waveform software. We deny the protest. Prior to issuing the RFP under protest, the agency issued a sources sought notice to identify qualified small business sources interested in competing for the requirement. The notice invited interested firms to furnish white papers summarizing their

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