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U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
441 G St. N.W. Comptroller General
Washington, DC 20548 of the United States
DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
The decision issued on the date below was subject to
Decision a GAO Protective Order. This version has been
---approved for public release.
Matter of: NAG Marine
File: B-422899
Date: December 12, 2024
Jonathan D. Shaffer, Esq., and John Tanner, Esq., Haynes and Boone, LLP, for the
protester.
H. Richard Bauer, Esq., Department of the Navy, for the agency.
Janis R. Millete, Esq., and John Sorrenti, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO,
participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST
Protest challenging agency's decision to reject the protester's proposal as late is denied
where the proposal was not timely received by the agency in a manner consistent with
the terms of the solicitation and there is no evidence of systemic failure of the web-
based tool authorized for electronic submission of proposals.
DECISION
NAG, LLC, doing business as NAG Marine of Norfolk, Virginia, protests its exclusion
from consideration for award under request for proposals (RFP) No. N6449824R4016
issued by the Department of the Navy, Naval Warfare Center, for engineering and
technical services required for repair station consoles. The protester contends that the
agency should have accepted its proposal because the delay in submission was due to
a system failure of the agency's web-based tool designated for electronic submission of
proposals.
We deny the protest.
BACKGROUND
The Navy issued the solicitation on July 1, 2024, and sought proposals for the
acquisition of engineering and technical services required for the design, development,
fabrication, test, repair, delivery and fleet implementation of Repair Station Console[s]](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaorgs0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)