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B-422799,B-422799.2 Nov 07, 2024 1 (2024-11-07)

handle is hein.gao/gaorbt0001 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 D e c is io n ----------------------------------------------------------- DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE Matter of: Miltope Corporation The decision issued on the date below was subject to a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has File: B-422799; B-422799.2 been approved for public release. Date: November 7, 2024 Aron C. Beezley, Esq. and Gabrielle A. Sprio, Esq., Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, for the protester. Kevin P. Mullen, Esq., James A. Tucker, Esq., and Victoria Dalcourt Angle, Esq., Morrison & Foerster LLP, for DRS Network & Imaging Systems, LLC, the intervenor. Lawrence M. Brady, Esq., and Jonathan A. Hardage, Esq., Department of the Army, for the agency. Heather Self, Esq., and Peter H. Tran, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protest challenging agency's conduct of discussions is denied where the record demonstrates the discussions were meaningful, equal, and not misleading; typographical error in discussion letter did not competitively prejudice the protester. 2. Protest challenging evaluation of proposals is denied where the record shows the evaluation largely was reasonable and consistent with the solicitation, and to the extent evaluation errors occurred they did not result in competitive prejudice to the protester. 3. Protest challenging the best-value tradeoff is denied where the record reflects the source selection authority was aware of the advantages and disadvantages of each proposal when selecting a higher-rated, higher-priced proposal for award. DECISION Miltope Corporation, of Hope Hull, Alabama, protests the award of a contract to DRS Network & Imaging Systems, LLC (DRS), of Melbourne, Florida, under request for proposals (RFP) No. W15QKN-23-R-0012, issued by the Department of the Army, U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC) for fire control systems for mortars and fielding activity. The protester challenges the agency's conduct of discussions, evaluation of proposals, and best-value tradeoff source selection decision. We deny the protest.

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