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B-403471.2 1 (2010-11-05)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadbou0001 and id is 1 raw text is: JiL AL G A O Comptroller General Acc untabiity * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Governm ent Accountability Office ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------U Washington, DC 20548 DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE The decision issued on the date below was subject to a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has been approved for public release. Matter of: ARINC Engineering Services, LLC File: B-403471.2 Date: November 5, 2010 Philip J. Davis, Esq., Daniel P. Graham, Esq., Thomas J. Warren, Esq., and Craig Smith, Esq., Wiley Rein LLP, for the protester. Gregory F. Ircink, Esq., Department of the Navy, for the agency. Jonathan L. Kang, Esq., and James A. Spangenberg, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest challenging a solicitation for Russian-made helicopters to be provided to the Afghanistan Air Force as a de facto sole source procurement because of the possible role of a Russian government entity is dismissed where it fails to state a valid basis for protest. DECISION ARINC Engineering Services, LLC, of Annapolis, Maryland, protests the terms of request for proposals (RFP) No. N00019-10-R-0032, issued by the Department of the Navy, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), for Mi-17 variant helicopters for the Afghanistan Air Force. ARINC contends that the solicitation was unduly restrictive of competition because it created a de facto sole source award because of the role of a Russian government entity, which, the protester believes, controls the export of the helicopters. The protester contends that the agency should have included a solicitation clause to address the potential anti-competitive effects stemming from the role of the Russian entity. We dismiss the protest. BACKGROUND The RFP was issued on July 8, 2010, and sought proposals to provide 21 new Mi-17 variant helicopters, along with tool kits and spare parts, and pre-acceptance testing. The Mi-17 is the export version of a multi-use transport helicopter designed by the Soviet Union for use in Afghanistan. The aircraft is currently manufactured in Russia

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