Benchmade Knife Co. v. United States

OPINION AND ORDER

WHEELER, Judge.

This post-award bid protest arises from a Defense Supply Center Columbus (“DSCC”) procurement of combat knives. Plaintiff Benchmade Knife Company, Inc. (“Ben-chmade”) is a longstanding supplier of fixed blade and automatic or “switchblade” knives to the military. Benchmade challenges DSCC’s December 21, 2006 contract award to Defendant-Intervenor Gerber Legendary Blades Division, Fiskars Brands, Inc. (“Gerber”) for automatic knives. Following two protests to the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) and an agency decision to reevaluate proposals, DSCC lifted…