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B-296609 1 (2005-08-19)

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A         G    A    O                                                Comptroller General
.       Accountability * Integrity * Reliability                      of the United States
United States Government Accountability Office
Washington, DC 20548



          Decision


          Matter of: United Paradyne Corporation

          File:       B-296609

          Date:       August 19, 2005

          Joseph J. Hasay for the protester.
          Carol A. Satterfield, Esq., Department of the Air Force, for the agency.
          Henry J. Gorczycki, Esq., and James A. Spangenberg, Esq., Office of the General
          Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
          DIGEST

          Agency may properly include in a work statement for fuels management services a
          minimum staffing requirement that the agency has shown to be necessary, without
          violating Federal Acquisition Regulation §§ 11.002(a)(2)(i), 37.602-1(b), which
          generally require that, to the maximum extent practicable, the agency's needs be
          described in terms of performance-based standards.
          DECISION

          United Paradyne Corporation protests request for proposals (RFP) No. FA8601-05-R-
          0050, issued by the Department of the Air Force, which contemplates the award of a
          fixed-price contract for fuels management services at Wright-Patterson Air Force
          Base, Ohio.

          We deny the protest.

          The work to be performed under the contract includes providing all personnel,
          equipment, tools, material, supervision, and other items and services necessary to
          perform the Fuels Management Operations as defined in the performance work
          statement (PWS) attached to the RFP. The PWS referenced requirements stated in a
          number of Air Force publications and regulations, including Air Force Instructions
          (AFI) 23-201, Fuels Management. PWS App. 2. AFI 23-201, paragraph 3.3, states
          the Air Force policy that at least two contractor employees must handle a refueling
          task. Contracting Officer's Statement at 4-5. The PWS states the following additional
          staffing requirements relevant to this protest:

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