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B-420471 Apr 13, 2022 1 (2022-04-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaomyv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAO U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Comptroller General Washington, DC 20548 of the United States Decision Matter of: CM Manufacturing, Inc. File: B-420471 Date: April 13, 2022 Ken Johnson, CM Manufacturing, Inc., for the protester. Robert E. Sebold, Esq., Defense Logistics Agency, for the agency. Raymond Richards, Esq., Jonathan L. Kang, Esq., and John Sorrenti, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protest challenging a solicitation limitation to only one approved source as unduly restrictive of competition is denied where the protester fails to show that the limitation is unreasonable or violates procurement law or regulation. 2. Protest requesting our Office to conduct an investigation into why the firm was removed as an approved supply source is dismissed for failing to state a valid basis of protest. DECISION CM Manufacturing, Inc., a small business of Missoula, Montana, protests the terms of request for quotations (RFQ) No. SPE4A6-22-Q-0697, issued by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) for hollow pins. The protester contends that the solicitation is unduly restrictive of competition. We deny the protest. On January 10, 2022, DLA issued the RFQ seeking quotations to supply 789 hollow pins classified as national stock number (NSN) 5315-01-322-8846. Agency Report (AR), Tab B, RFQ at 1, 4-5. DLA explains that the pins are intended for use on the AH-64 Apache Helicopter. Combined Contracting Officer's Statement and Memorandum of Law (COS/MOL) at 1-2. The Boeing Company (Boeing) is listed as the only approved source of supply. RFQ at 5. The due date set for receipt of quotations was January 20. Id. at 1. On January 18, this protest was filed with our Office.

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