B-203652: Apr 20, 1983

A firm protested the Navy's rejection of its proposal to furnish subsystem design and pilot production of the Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC). The award of a subsystem design and pilot production contract culminated a funded procurement process during which the protester and the subsequent awardee were paid to develop competing LCAC system designs and technical specifications. The statement of wo...

B-203652: Apr 20, 1983

DIGEST: PROTEST IS SUSTAINED WHERE NAVY DID NOT EVALUATE PROPOSAL FOR AIR CUSHION LANDING CRAFT DESIGN ON COMMON BASIS OR IN ACCORD WITH STATED REQUIREMENTS AND EVALUATION CRITERIA. OUR REVIEW OF THE PROPOSALS AND EVALUATION DOCUMENTS INDICATES THAT PROPOSALS WERE NOT EVALUATED ON A COMMON BASIS OR IN ACCORD WITH THE NAVY'S STATED REQUIREMENTS AND EVALUATION CRITERIA. I. BACKGROUND THE LCAC IS A S...