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B-283055 1 (1999-09-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptajlb0001 and id is 1 raw text is: -e GeAtOa __Comptroller General of the United States United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: RTS Travel Service File: B-283055 Date: September 23, 1999 Rodger L. Smith for the protester. Col. Barry S. Wilson, and Abby K Horwitz, Esq., Department of the Air Force, for the agency. Paul E. Jordan, Esq., and Paul Lieberman, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST In performing a direct conversion cost comparison under Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-76, agency properly adjusted contractor's price for contract administration costs to reflect the addition of a.5 full time equivalent quality assurance evaluator, done in accordance with OMB guidelines. DECISION RTS Travel Service (RTS) protests the determination by the Department of the Air Force, pursuant to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-76, that it would be more economical to obtain traffic management office services at Los Angeles Air Force Base, California (LAAFB) using in-house, Air Force personnel, rather than to contract for these services. RTS alleges that the Air Force violated A-76 guidelines in conducting the comparison under request for proposals (RFP) No. F04693-98-R-0049, which provided the basis for the agency's determination. RTS contends that a properly conducted study and cost comparison would have resulted in a determination that the protester's proposal was more economical. We deny the protest. Traffic management services at LAAFB entail the provision of advice and assistance for the worldwide movement of authorized government personnel and personal property, which includes resolving complaints, answering questions, and solving problems. At the time of the cost study, these services were performed by four Air Force personnel (three civilian and one military). Because the personnel involved numbered fewer than 10, the LAAFB conducted the cost study in accordance with

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