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B-310667 1 (2008-01-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptavxm0001 and id is 1 raw text is: A G A O Comptroller General . 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: Silynx Communications, Inc. File: B-310667; B-310667.2 Date: January 23, 2008 David B. Dempsey, Esq., David S. Black, Esq., and Megan M. Mocho, Esq., Holland & Knight, LLP, for the protester. Len Rawicz, Esq., Mitchell S. Ettinger, Esq., and Elizabeth C. Billhimer, Esq., Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, for Nacre, AS, an intervenor. James L. Yohn, II, Esq., and Robert C. Peterson, Esq., Department of the Navy, for the agency. Scott H. Riback, Esq., and John M. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protest that agency misevaluated technical proposals is denied where record shows that protester's product was reasonably determined technically unacceptable for failing to meet mandatory threshold specifications. 2. Agency reasonably made award on basis of initial proposals, without holding discussions, where solicitation advised offerors of agency's intent to make award without discussions. 3. Agency's price reasonableness determination was unobjectionable where it was based on historical information relating to cost of items being acquired; fact that protester offered a lower price for product determined to be technically unacceptable does not demonstrate that determination was unreasonable. 4. Protest that agency technical evaluator was biased and could not objectively evaluate protester's product is denied where protester presents no evidence to credibly support its assertion. DECISION Silynx Communications, Inc. protests the award of a contract to Nacre, AS under request for proposals (RFP) No. N65236-07-R-0139, issued by the Department of the Navy to acquire a quantity of combat radio headsets. Silynx maintains that the

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