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B-298502 1 (2006-10-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptasqu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: A G A O 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: MD Helicopters, Inc.; AgustaWestland, Inc. File: B-298502; B-298502.2; B-298502.3; B-298502.4; B-298502.5 Date: October 23, 2006 John S. Pachter, Esq., Jonathan D. Shaffer, Esq., Stephanie D. Capps, Esq., Tamara F. Dunlap, Esq., Mary Pat Gregory, Esq., and Erin R. Karsman, Esq., Smith Pachter McWhorter PLC, for MD Helicopters, Inc., and Craig A. Holman, Esq., David S. Black, Esq., and Eric L. Yeo, Esq., Holland & Knight LLP, for AgustaWestland, Inc., the protesters. Thomas L. McGovern III, Esq., Michael F. Mason, Esq., Allison D. Pugsley, Esq., and Brian C.J. Berry, Esq., Hogan & Hartson LLP, for EADS North America Defense Co., an intervenor. Brian E. Toland, Esq., Vera Meza, Esq., Roger Cornelius, Esq., and Lawrence Runnels, Esq., Department of the Army, for the agency. Sharon L. Larkin, Esq., and James A. Spangenberg, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. In a best value negotiated procurement for Light Utility Helicopters, protest of a lower technically rated, higher-priced offeror is denied, where the detailed evaluation record evidences that the evaluators performed a comprehensive and thorough evaluation of each offeror's proposal and reasonably determined that the protester's proposal was technically inferior and did not provide the best value to the government. 2. In a best value negotiated procurement for Light Utility Helicopters, protest of a higher technically rated, higher-priced offeror is denied, where the source selection authority considered the significant strengths and weaknesses of each offeror's proposal, and reasonably determined that the protester's higher technically rated proposal was not worth the additional $800 million over the awardee's $3.9 billion proposal. DECISION MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) and AgustaWestland, Inc. (AWI) protest the award of a contract to EADS North America Defense Company (EADS), issued by the

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