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B-408308.14,B-409055.2 1 (2014-02-27)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadqcn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A O Comptroller General Accountabilty * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: Aria Target Logistics Services File: B-408308.14; B-409055.2 Date: February 27, 2014 Keith L. Baker, Esq., Barton, Baker, Thomas & Tolle, LLP, for the protester. Paul W. Bowen, Esq., Robert J. Sherry, Esq., and Kirstin D. Dietel, Esq., K&L Gates LLP, for Local National Contractor (Ref. No. 99), an intervenor. Christopher S. Cole, Esq., Department of the Air Force, for the agency. Paul E. Jordan, Esq., and David A. Ashen, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Government Accountability Office, under its bid protest function, does not review protests that an agency unreasonably failed to consider whether compelling reason exists to award a contract despite offeror's inclusion on list of contractors proposed for debarment; the contracting agency is the appropriate forum for suspension and debarment disputes. DECISION Aria Target Logistics Services (ATL) protests the Department of the Air Force's exclusion of its proposals from the competitive range under request for proposals (RFP) Nos. HTC711-13-R-R002 (RFP R002) and HTC711-13-R-R007 (RFP R007), for regional trucking services in Afghanistan. We dismiss the protests. The solicitations at issue sought proposals for indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts to furnish trucking services. RFP R002 contemplated award of approximately 12 contracts for each of three suites: bulk fuel, dry cargo, and heavy cargo. RFP R007 contemplated award of contracts for trucking services in three regions: south, north, and west. Although ATL's proposals were evaluated as acceptable for all three suites under RFP R002 and for the west region under RFP R007, ATL's proposals were eliminated from the competitive range in both procurements. The basis for the eliminations was the same--ATL's name had been placed on the exclusion list in the System for Award Management (SAM) because

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