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B-406523 1 (2012-06-22)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadowp0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A O0 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: Northrop Grumman Technical Services, Inc. File: B-406523 Date: June 22, 2012 Richard P. Rector, Esq., and Dionis M. Gauvin, Esq., DLA Piper US LLP, and Linda T. Maramba, Esq., and Valerie Caproni, Esq., Northrop Grumman Corporation, for the protester. Kevin P. Mullen, Esq., Charles L. Capito, Esq., and Ethan E. Marsh, Esq., Jenner & Block LLP, for Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, the intervenor. Col. Mark S. Teskey, Lt. Col. Paul E. Cronin, Amanda M. Willis, Esq., and Italia A. Carson, Esq., Department of the Air Force, for the agency. Paula J. Haurilesko, Esq., and Guy R. Pietrovito, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Consolidation of requirements for contractor logistics support for the C-20 and C-37 aircraft requiring 5 years of fixed-price flying hour rates is reasonable, where the agency determined that consolidation will result in significant cost savings and operational efficiencies. 2. A solicitation for aircraft logistics support is not unduly restrictive of competition or inconsistent with customary commercial practices, where the record supports the agency's market research identifying its requirements and mitigating risk to offerors. DECISION Northrop Grumman Technical Services, Inc., of Herndon, Virginia, protests the terms of request for proposals (RFP) No. FA8106-11 -R-0001 issued by the Department of the Air Force for contractor logistics support for the C-20 and C-37 aircraft. Northrop Grumman contends that the solicitation unduly restricts competition and deviates from customary commercial practices. We deny the protest.

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