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B-409903,B-409903.2 1 (2014-09-05)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadqqj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A 0Comptroller General ity * Integrity * Rellability 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. L - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i Decision Matter of: Erickson Helicopters, Inc. File: B-409903; B-409903.2 Date: September 5, 2014 David M. Nadler, Esq., Justin A. Chiarodo, Esq., and Stephanie M. Zechmann, Esq., Dickstein Shapiro LLP, for the protester. Malcom L. Benge, Esq., and Jolyon A. Silversmith, Esq., Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger, L.L.P., for AAR Airlift Group, Inc., the intervenor. Michael G. McCormack, Esq., Department of the Air Force, for the agency. Peter D. Verchinski, Esq., and Guy R. Pietrovito, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest challenging the evaluation of offerors' past performance and the awardee's technical acceptability is denied where the agency's evaluation was reasonable and consistent with the terms of the solicitation. DECISION Erickson Helicopters, Inc., of Portland, Oregon, protests the award of a contract to AAR Airlift Group, Inc., of Palm Bay, Florida, under request for proposals (RFP) No. HTC711-13-R-RO1 7, issued by the U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM), Department of Defense, for helicopter transport services. Erickson challenges the agency's evaluation and selection decision. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The RFP, issued on September 11, 2013 under the commercial acquisition procedures of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, provided for the award of a fixed-price, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract for two rotary-wing aircraft to provide transport services in Central Africa, including Uganda, Republic of South Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Central African Republic. A detailed performance work statement (PWS) was provided that described the anticipated services and various aircraft requirements. See RFP, PWS at 63-79. As

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