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B-421021,B-421021.2,B-421021.3 Dec 05, 2022 1 (2022-12-05)

handle is hein.gao/gaonzo0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 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
a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has
Decision                              been approved for public release.
Matter of: American Electronics, Inc.
File:      B-421021; B-421021.2; B-421021.3
Date:      December 5, 2022
Edward J. Tolchin, Esq., Offit Kurman Attorneys at Law, for the protester.
Daniel R. Forman, Esq., William B. O'Reilly, Esq., and Tyler S. Brown, Esq., Crowell &
Moring LLP, for Serco, Inc., an intervenor.
Tricia A. Nicewicz, Esq., Candi R. Alfred, Esq., and Alison McGuire, Esq., Department
of the Navy, for the agency.
Louis A. Chiarella, Esq., Kyle E. Gilbertson, Esq., and Peter H. Tran, Esq., Office of the
General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST
1. Protest challenging the agency's evaluation of the protester's technical proposal is
denied where the record shows that the evaluation and selection decision were
reasonable and consistent with the terms of the solicitation.
2. Protest challenging the agency's evaluation of the protester's past performance is
denied where the record reflects that the agency's evaluation was reasonable and
consistent with the stated evaluation criteria, and fully documented.
3. Protest challenging the agency's cost realism evaluation of the protester's proposal
is denied where the record demonstrates the agency's conclusions were reasonable.
DECISION
American Electronics, Inc. (Amelex), of California, Maryland, protests the award of a
contract to Serco, Inc., of Herndon, Virginia, under request for proposals (RFP)
No. N00019-21-R-0027, issued by the Department of the Navy, Naval Air Systems
Command (NAVAIR), for program management knowledge-based services in support of
the F-35 fighter aircraft Lightning II Joint Program Office (JPO). Amelex alleges that the
agency's evaluation of the offeror's proposal and resulting award decision were
improper.

We deny the protest.

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