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B-415353.5 1 (2018-02-12)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaduhu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GO U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Comptroller General Washington, DC 20548 of the United States Decision Matter of: Al Baz 2000 General Trading & Contracting Company W.L.L. File: B-415353.5 Date: February 12, 2018 Udhay Bhasin, and Jeffry Raji, for the protester. Jonathan A. Hardage, Esq., and Richard M. Murphy, Esq., Department of the Army, for the agency. Evan D. Wesser, Esq., and Edward Goldstein, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest challenging the inclusion of on-ramp procedures for the potential award of additional blanket purchase agreements is denied where the proposed procedures are consistent with the authority granted under applicable procurement regulations. DECISION Al Baz 2000 General Trading & Contracting Company W.L.L., of Hawally, Kuwait, challenges the terms of request for proposals (RFP) No. W52P1J-17-R-0062, issued by the Department of the Army, U.S. Army Materiel Command, for the establishment of multiple blanket purchase agreements (BPA) for the provision of non-tactical vehicle (NTV) leasing and maintenance services in the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility. Al Baz challenges the agency's inclusion of on- ramp procedures for the potential award of additional BPAs. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The RFP, which was issued on September 8, 2017, and subsequently amended 14 times, sought proposals for the award of up to eight fixed-price BPAs for the provision of NTV leasing and maintenance services in Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). RFP at 2. The BPAs will be established for a base year, and include six 1-year option periods, and the extension period under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, for up to six months. Id. The RFP explained that the Army would solicit BPA holders when placing

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