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B-402670,B-402670.2 1 (2010-07-06)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadbjl0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A 0 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. Decision Matter of: Falcon Environmental Services, Inc. File: B-402670; B-402670.2 Date: July 6, 2010 Thomas W. Plimpton, Esq., Stafford, Piller, Murnane, Plimpton, Kelleher & Trombley PLLC, for the protester. Nicholas B. Carter, Esq., Birdstrike Control Program, the intervenor. Christopher S. Cole, Esq., Department of the Air Force, for the agency. Pedro E. Briones, Esq., and Guy R. Pietrovito, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest is denied where the agency reasonably evaluated the awardee's past performance and, in accordance with the solicitation, selected the awardee's proposal as the lowest-priced offer with a substantial confidence rating. DECISION Falcon Environmental Services, Inc., of Plattsburgh, New York, protests the award of a contract to Birdstrike Control Program, of Willis, Texas, under request for proposals (RFP) No. FA4484-10-R-0008, issued by the Department of the Air Force for wildlife control services. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The RFP was issued as a commercial item acquisition set aside for small business concerns. The solicitation sought proposals for wildlife control services at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB MDL), New Jersey, to prevent animal-aircraft collisions. The McGuire airfield consists of two fenced runways which operate 24 hours per day, and the Lakehurst airfield consists of two unfenced runways and an assault landing strip. Wildlife around JB MDL includes waterfowl, gulls, blackbirds, starlings, birds of prey, deer, groundhogs and foxes, and includes seasonal bird migrations of approximately 30,000 birds per month. Contracting Officer's (CO) Statement at 1, 9; see RFP at 48.

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