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B-420090.4 Jan 17, 2023 1 (2023-01-17)

handle is hein.gao/gaooem0001 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
Decision                           a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has
been approved for public release.
Matter of: Sabre Systems, Inc.
File:     B-420090.4
Date:     January 17, 2023
Alexander O. Canizares, Esq., Seth H. Locke, Esq., and Julia M. Fox, Esq., Perkins
Coie LLP, for the protester.
John E. Jensen, Esq., Meghan D. Doherty, Esq., and Robert C. Starling, Esq., Pillsbury
Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, for American Systems Corporation, the intervenor.
Brian W. Ritter, Jr., Esq., and Morgan E. Gierhart, Esq., Department of the Navy, for the
agency.
Uri R. Yoo, Esq., and Alexander O. Levine, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO,
participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST
Protest challenging the agency's evaluation of the awardee's proposed professional
employee compensation plan is denied where the evaluation was reasonable and
consistent with the solicitation and applicable procurement regulations.
DECISION
Sabre Systems, Inc., of Warminster, Pennsylvania, protests the award of a contract to
American Systems Corporation, of Chantilly, Virginia. Sabre challenges the award
under request for proposals (RFP) No. N00421-20-R-0127, issued by the Department of
the Navy, Naval Air Systems Command, for mission system software engineering,
development, integration, testing, and in-service support for U.S. Naval aircraft major
defense acquisition programs. Sabre contends that the agency's evaluation of
American Systems' total compensation plan was unreasonable and inconsistent with
the solicitation and applicable procurement regulations.
We deny the protest.
BACKGROUND
The Navy issued the solicitation on October 2, 2020, contemplating the award of an
indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract with a 5-year ordering period and
cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost-reimbursable components. Agency Report (AR), RFP

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