About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

B-403970.2 1 (2010-12-28)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadbpv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Ii .L A GA O Comptroller General f. A Accountabity * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 D .. Decision Matter of: Hillstrom's Aircraft Services File: B-403970.2 Date: December 28, 2010 David M. Hillstrom, for the protester. Brian A. Darst, Esq., Brian A. Darst Law Office, for the intervenor. Capt. Anna L. Campbell, and Larry M. Anderson, Esq., Department of the Air Force, for the agency. Matthew T. Crosby, Esq., and Sharon L. Larkin, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Agency's determination that awardee's lower-rated, lower-priced proposal represented the best value was reasonable and consistent with the solicitation's terms. DECISION Hillstrom's Aircraft Services, of Vacaville, California, protests the award of a contract to Empire Aircraft Services, of Summerville, South Carolina, under request for proposals (RFP) No. FA4427-09-R-0017, issued by the Department of the Air Force, for aircraft corrosion control services. Hillstrom's asserts that the agency deviated from the solicitation's source selection scheme and challenges the reasonableness of the agency's best value determination. Hillstrom's also contends that the agency improperly accepted a low- or below-cost offer. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The solicitation, which was issued on October 9, 2009 as a total small business set-aside, sought corrosion control services for C-5, C-17, and KC-10 aircraft, including aircraft exterior washes, aircraft interior cleanings, and aircraft lubrication. RFP at 1; RFP amend. 5, at 3-23. The solicitation anticipated the award of an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity, requirements-type contract with fixed unit prices for a 1-year base term and four 1-year options. RFP amend. 5, at 107-08, 112. The agency estimated the total contract value, including the base term and four

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most