Alternative Approach to Requirement Should Have Been Raised Prior to Deadline for Proposals; GAO B-414112, Antico Cantiere Del Legno Giovanni Aprea Di Cataldo S.R.L.

Protest arguing the agency unreasonably determined the protester’s proposal was technically unacceptable is denied, where the solicitation provided a specific method by which a Navy vessel would be dry-docked for repairs, and the agency reasonably rejected an alternate approach the protester argued was superior.