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B-415631,B-415631.3,B-415631.4 1 (2018-02-07)

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G     A     O       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:   CSI Aviation, Inc.

File:        B-415631 ; B-415631.3; B-415631.4

Date:        February 7, 2018

Eric J. Marcotte, Esq., Kelly E. Buroker, Esq., David M. Hernandez, Esq., and Tamara
Droubi, Esq., Vedder Price, P.C., and Ross L. Crown, Esq., Lewis Roca Rothgerber
Christie LLP, for the protester.
Robert K. Tompkins, Esq., Rodney M. Perry, Esq., David C. Kully, Esq., and Leila S.
George-Wheeler, Esq., Holland & Knight, LLP, for the intervenor.
Cassandra Maximous, Esq., and Kasey Podzius, Esq., Department of Homeland
Security, for the agency.
Eric M. Ransom, Esq., and Edward Goldstein, Esq., Office of the General Counsel,
GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST

1. Protest that awardee's quotation misrepresented the awardee's relationships with
proposed subcontractors is denied where the solicitation did not require commitment
letters from subcontractors, the record does not clearly reflect a misrepresentation, and
there is no indication that the evaluation relied on the alleged misrepresentation.

2. Protest challenging the agency's evaluation of the protester's quotation is denied
where the evaluation was reasonable and consistent with the solicitation's evaluation
criteria.

3. Protest challenging the agency's evaluation of the awardee's corporate experience
and past performance, and alleging unequal discussions, is denied where,
notwithstanding apparent errors, the protester failed to demonstrate competitive
prejudice because it does not demonstrate that, but for the apparent errors, it would
have had a substantial possibility of receiving the award.
DECISION

CSI Aviation, Inc., of Albuquerque, New Mexico, protests the issuance of an order to
Classic Air Charter, Inc. (CAC), of Huntington, New York, by the Department of
Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), under request for
quotations (RFQ) No. HSCECR-17-Q-00005, for air charter services. The protester

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