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B-409770 1 (2014-07-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadqmo0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A O Comptroller General Accountability * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability Office DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE Washington, DC 20548 The decision issued on the date below was subject to a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has been approved for public release. D e c i s i o n L .-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . . . . .. Matter of: AAR Airlift Group, Inc. File: B-409770 Date: July 29, 2014 Malcolm L. Benge, Esq., and Jolyon W. Silversmith, Esq., Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger, L.L.P., for the protester. Col. Robert J. Preston II, Michael G. McCormack, Esq., Department of the Air Force, and Peter B. Ries, Esq., and Robert D. Bowers, Esq., United States Transportation Command, for the agency. Noah B. Bleicher, Esq., and Glenn G. Wolcott, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Solicitation requirement that offerors meet minimum aircraft lift capability specifications does not unduly restrict competition where the record shows that the requirement is reasonably related to the agency's needs. DECISION AAR Airlift Group, Inc., of New Palm Bay, Florida, protests the terms of request for proposals (RFP) No. HTC711-14-R-R006, which was issued by the Department of Defense, United States Transportation Command (USTC), for airlift support services. AAR contends that the solicitation is unduly restrictive of competition. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The RFP at issue here sought proposals for one fixed-wing aircraft--and related personnel and equipment--to perform short take-off and landing (STOL) low cost/low altitude (LCLA) aerial delivery of resupply bundles, cargo, passenger, and combined air transportation services between locations in Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan. Performance Work Statement § 1.1. The solicitation, issued on November 18, 2013, contemplated the award of a fixed-price indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract for the airlift services to support Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force - Afghanistan (CJSOTF-A). RFP

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