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B-271274 1 (1996-05-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptaedr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: American CASA/National Air File: B-271274; B-271274.3 Date: May 23, 1996 Gordon R. Long for the protester. David E. Sandlin and Barry L. Barnes, for Flight International, Inc., the intervenor. Col. Nicholas P. Retson and Lt. Col. David S. Franke, Department of the Army, for the agency. Behn Miller, Esq., and Christine S. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protest challenging technical evaluation on ground that agency confused different offerors' proposals during evaluation is denied where: (1) contracting officer reasonably explained administrative error which caused erroneous references to be included in the protester's award notification/debriefing letter; and (2) record shows that agency reasonably downgraded protester's proposal under the past experience subfactor. 2. Protest challenging agency's evaluation of awardee's proposal is dismissed where even if this protest ground were sustained, another offeror would be in line for award instead of the protester. DECISION American CASA/National Air protests the award of a contract to Flight International, Inc. under request for proposals (RFP) No. DCSAC-5285-0002, issued by the Department of the Army for the leasing of two cargo aircraft and the provision of related flight support services at the Military Freefall School (MFFS) located at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona. American CASA contends that the agency improperly confused its technical proposal with another offeror's. American CASA also challenges several aspects of the agency's technical evaluation of the awardee's proposal. We deny the protest in part and dismiss it in part. The RFP was issued on November 28, 1995 and contemplated the award of a fixed- price requirements contract for a base year and 4 option years to the offeror whose 356522

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