String King Lacrosse, LLC (B-422646.2; B-422646.3)

Category: Technical evaluation, process issue

Date: November 13, 2024

URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-422646.2%2Cb-422646.3

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String King Lacrosse, LLC, protested Army’s rejection of its bid for two IDIQ contracts for cold-weather glove systems under IFB No. W911QY24B0001. The protest centered on the evaluation of String’s bid samples as nonresponsive and alleged defects in the Army’s specifications.

Army rejected String’s bid due to defects in the submitted samples, including issues with glove construction and mitten liners that failed to meet specifications. Key findings included misalignment of inner and outer mitten liner layers and incorrect assembly of glove components. Army determined that String’s proposed remedies were insufficient to correct these defects. While Army later conceded a minor evaluation error regarding mitten shell samples, GAO ruled the error did not prejudice the outcome since other defects independently rendered String’s bid nonresponsive.

GAO denied the protest, finding the Army's evaluation reasonable and consistent with the solicitation.

Digest

Protest that agency misevaluated protester’s bid samples as defective and therefore found the bid nonresponsive is denied where the record demonstrates that the evaluation was reasonable and consistent with the solicitation.