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B-410024 1 (2014-10-10)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadqqk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A O Comptroller General ! Accountablity * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: Louis Berger Services, Inc. File: B-410024 Date: October 10, 2014 Christopher Wolf for the protester. Lana K. Obert, Esq., and Traci Guariniello, Esq., Department of the Navy, for the agency. Eric M. Ransom, Esq., Susan K. McAuliffe, Esq., and Edward Goldstein, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Definitive responsibility criterion establishing a requirement for the submission of certain foreign certifications is not unduly restrictive of competition where the agency's interpretation of the relevant Agreement of Defense Cooperation, policy guidance, and foreign laws indicates that an offeror must possess the certifications in order to receive an award, and the protester has not demonstrated the agency's interpretation to be unreasonable. DECISION Louis Berger Services, Inc. (LBS), of Morristown, New Jersey, protests the terms of request for proposals (RFP) No. N33191-14-R-1 010, issued by the Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, for base operating support services at Naval Station Rota, Spain. LBS specifically challenges the RFP's inclusion of a definitive responsibility criterion relating to possession of certain Spanish Certificates of Classification. We deny the protest. The agency issued the RFP on June 2, 2014, with a proposal submission date of July 2. Thereafter, the agency issued six amendments to the solicitation which modified the performance work statement and sections L and M of the RFP, conducted questions and answers, and ultimately extended the proposal submission date to August 29.

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