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B-285792 1 (2000-10-11)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptalef0001 and id is 1 raw text is: -e GeAtOa E Comptroller General of the United States United States General Accounting 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: Wescam, Inc. File: B-285792 Date: October 11, 2000 Kathleen C. Little, Esq., and David R. Johnson, Esq., Vinson & Elkins, for the protester. D. Susan Spiegelman-Boyd, Esq., Department of the Navy, for the agency. Glenn G. Wolcott, Esq., and Michael R. Golden, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protest that agency has no immediate requirement to upgrade UH-iN helicopter's thermal imaging systems is denied where record shows that immediate upgrade of existing systems will significantly decrease risk to, and enhance the safety of, the helicopter and its crew. 2. Solicitation provision that proposed systems must be compatible with mechanical, electrical and software interfaces of existing system is reasonable, where agency has spent considerable resources testing existing software and has reasonable interest in avoiding modifications to helicopter's airframe, and there is no evidence that the solicitation's stated compatibility requirements result from unfair motives by the contracting agency. 3. Solicitation's delivery requirements are reasonably related to the agency's immediate need for upgraded systems which have a direct effect on national defense and human safety concerns. 4. Protest that agency failed to engage in adequate acquisition planning is denied where agency documented its needs more than 4 years prior to procurement, the record reflects substantial agency discussions regarding procurement issues beginning more than 7 months prior to issuance of solicitation, and the agency completed a written procurement plan prior to issuing the solicitation.

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