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B-409465,B-409465.2 1 (2014-05-12)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadqhq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A O Comptroller General Accountabilty * 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 Decision [e for pic release. Matter of: Inchcape Shipping Services (Dubai) LLC File: B-409465; B-409465.2 Date: May 12, 2014 Craig A. Holman, Esq., and Lauren J. Schlanger, Esq., Arnold & Porter LLP, for the protester. Walter A.l. Wilson, Esq., Claude P. Goddard, Jr., Esq., Daniel J. Donohue, Esq., Steven J. Weber, Esq., and Grace 0. Aduroja, Esq., Polsinelli PC, for MLS-Multinational Logistic Services, Ltd., the intervenor. Michael D. Rossiter, Esq., Jacqueline McCain, Esq., and Lisa Simon, Esq., Department of the Navy, Naval Supply Systems Command, for the agency. Matthew T. Crosby, Esq., and Sharon L. Larkin, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protest is denied where even if awardee's notice to agency that while one key personnel went on leave another would perform his duties constituted unequal discussions, protester was not prejudiced because notice did not affect price or relative standing of offerors. 2. Protest alleging awardee is inverted domestic corporation and therefore award violated restriction in Federal Acquisition Regulation § 9.108-2 against award to such corporations is denied where contracting officer knew agency previously investigated matter in response to prior allegations by protester and determined awardee not to be inverted domestic corporation. DECISION Inchcape Shipping Services (Dubai) LLC, of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, protests the award of a contract to MLS-Multinational Logistic Services Ltd., of Sliema, Malta, by the Department of the Navy, Naval Supply Systems Command, under request for proposals (RFP) No. N68171-13-R-0004 for maritime husbanding support. Inchcape asserts that the award is improper because MLS made a key personnel change following the close of discussions. Inchcape also asserts that the award violates the prohibition against contracting with inverted domestic corporations.

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