Summary

Nordic Air, Inc., of West Geneva, Ohio, protests the award of a contract to Air Rover, Inc., of Tyler, Texas, under request for proposals (RFP) No. N00164-08-R-JS25, issued by the Department of the Navy, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, Crane, Indiana, for environmental control units (ECU). Nordic contends that the Air Rover proposal failed to meet material solicitation requirements in that the awardee did not propose to provide ECUs with the same NSNs as those included in product descriptions under four contract line item numbers (CLIN) for various types and sizes of required ECUs. The protester, the only firm that manufactures ECUs with the NSNs referenced in the RFP, alleges that the agency improperly relaxed the RFP's requirements for Air Rover by accepting its proposal of ECUs that have not been assigned the NSNs referenced in the RFP and thus will not comply with additional detailed specifications associated with the referenced NSNs.

We deny the protest.