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B-423114 Jan 27, 2025 1 (2025-01-27)

handle is hein.gao/gaorlp0001 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 DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE The decision issued on the date below was subject to Decision a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has been approved for public release. Matter of: Hydraulics International, Inc. File: B-423114 Date: January 27, 2025 Howard W. Roth, Esq., Allison G. Geewax, Esq., and Mark E. Abrajano, Esq., Smith Currie Oles LLP, for the protester. David S. Cohen, Esq., Pablo Nichols, Esq., John J. O'Brien, Esq., Rhina Cardenal, Esq., and Jason W. Moy, Esq., Cordatis LLP, for Sun Test Systems, Inc., the intervenor. Jonathan A. Hardage, Esq., and Stacy Wilhite, Esq., Department of the Army, for the agency. Christine Milne, Esq., and Tania Calhoun, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest of an agency's intent to issue a sole-source award to another firm is denied where the record shows that no other responsible source can meet the agency's needs without substantial duplication of cost. DECISION Hydraulics International, Inc., (HII) of Chatsworth, California, protests the agency's notice of intent to issue a sole-source contract to Sun Test Systems, Inc., (STS) of Huntsville, Alabama, issued by the Department of the Army, Army Materiel Command, to acquire an Aviation Ground Power Unit (AGPU) 1.1 to support aviation ground maintenance. HII asserts that the Army's intent to issue a sole-source award is unreasonable and unjustified because it could supply the agency with a product that meets its needs without substantial duplication of costs. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The Army currently utilizes a device referred to as the AGPU 1.0, which provides a power source for an aircraft while the aircraft is undergoing maintenance activities. Contracting Officer's Statement and Memorandum of Law (COS/MOL) at 1-2. Since 2012, the Army has recognized a need for an improved AGPU capable of supporting

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