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U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
441 G St. N.W. Comptroller General
Washington, DC 20548 of the United States
DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
The decision issued on the date below was subject to
Decision a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has
been approved for public release.
Matter of: Air Borealis Limited Partnership
File: B-420637; B-420637.2
Date: June 29, 2022
Tyler Evans, Esq., and Paul Rowley, Esq., Covington & Burling, LLP, for the protester.
Colonel Frank Yoon, Major Alissa J. Schrider, Sandy Caruco, Esq., and Kevin P. Stiens,
Esq., Department of the Air Force, for the agency.
Kenneth Kilgour, Esq., and Jennifer D. Westfall-McGrail, Esq., Office of the General
Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST
Protest challenging the agency's technical evaluation is denied where the evaluation
was reasonable and consistent with the terms of the solicitation.
DECISION
Air Borealis Limited Partnership, of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, protests the
award of a contract to Kenn Borek Air Ltd. (KBA), of Calgary, Canada, under request for
proposals (RFP) No. FA4890-22-R-0007, issued by the Department of the Air Force for
fixed-wing aircraft services in Canada.1 The protester challenges the agency's
evaluation of technical proposals.
We deny the protest.
1 The Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) provides that
award [of] individual contracts covering purchases from suppliers located in Canada
be made to the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC). DFARS 225.870-4. The
CCC acts as the prime contractor and subcontracts 100 percent of the contract to
Canadian firms. See DFARS 225.870-3. To indicate acceptance of offers by individual
Canadian companies, the CCC issues a letter supporting the Canadian offer that
contains certain information. Id.](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaonkj0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)