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B-404625 1 (2011-03-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadbtd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A 0 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: CAE USA, Inc. File: B-404625 Date: March 16, 2011 Joseph P. Hornyak, Esq., Gregory R. Hallmark, Esq., and Megan M. Jeschke, Esq., Holland & Knight LLP, for the protester. W. Jay DeVecchio, Esq., Daniel E. Chudd, Esq., Ethan E. Marsh, Esq., and Leslie V. Pope, Esq., Jenner & Block LLP, for L-3 Communications Link Simulation and Training, an intervenor. Col. Mark S. Teskey, Christopher S. Cole, Esq., and John M. Taffany, Esq., Department of the Air Force, for the agency. Linda C. Glass, Esq., and Sharon L. Larkin, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest challenging the evaluation of the protester's past performance and selection of a higher-priced proposal for award is denied, where the record shows that the evaluation and source selection decision were reasonable and in accordance with the solicitation's evaluation criteria. DECISION CAE USA, Inc. (CAE), of Tampa, Florida, protests the award of a contract to L-3 Communications, Link Simulation and Training Division (L-3), of Arlington, Texas, under request for proposals (RFP) No. FA8621-10-R-6260, issued by the Department of the Air Force for training support for the C-17 aircraft. CAE argues that the Air Force failed to reasonably evaluate its past performance and improperly selected an offeror with a higher-priced proposal for award. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND This acquisition merges the sustainment components of the Air Force's aircrew training system (ATS) and maintenance training system (MTS) into a single training system for the C-17 aircraft. The single training system will provide ground-based training capability for aircrew and maintenance training using state of the art

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