B-292053: May 19, 2003

Specialty Marine, Inc. protests the award of a contract to AEPCO under request for quotations (RFQ) No. N2105130275001, issued by the Military Sealift Command (MSC), Department of the Navy, for pre-deployed maintenance and repair of the USNS MOHAWK. Specialty, a small business, principally argues that MSC's rejection of its quotation amounted to a finding of nonresponsibility that the agency impro...

B-292053: May 19, 2003

Where presolicitation synopsis put potential vendors on notice that ABR was a precondition to receiving award. The synopsis specified that the requirement was open only to holders of an Agreement for Boat Repair (ABR). The notice also indicated that quotations were due on February 6. Specialty was notified that its quotation was not considered because Specialty did not hold and was not seeking an...