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B-422358 May 22, 2024 1 (2024-05-22)

handle is hein.gao/gaoqfq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Comptroller General Washington, DC 20548 of the United States Decision Matter of: WILLCOR Inc. File: B-422358 Date: May 22, 2024 Brian Willoughby for the protester. Sarah M. Erly, Esq., John W. Torresala, Esq., Mai Oanh P. Ho, Esq., and Erin L. Hernandez, Esq., Department of the Navy, for the agency. Sarah T. Zaffina, Esq., and Jennifer D. Westfall-McGrail, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest challenging solicitation as unduly restrictive of competition because it sets a specific minimum dollar threshold for organizational experience references is denied where agency provides a rational explanation for the threshold and demonstrates that the threshold reasonably relates to the agency's needs. DECISION WILLCOR Inc., a historically underutilized business zone small business, of College Park, Maryland, protests the terms of fair opportunity proposal request (FOPR) No. N00039-24-R-3001, issued by the Department of the Navy, Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR), for a multitude of support services for the multifunction information distribution system (MIDS) program office (MPO) in San Diego, California. WILLCOR argues that the FOPR is unduly restrictive of competition because it sets a $40 million threshold for organizational experience references. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The FOPR, issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 16.5 under the Navy's SeaPort-NxG multiple-award contract, is a total small

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