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B-281006 1 (1998-12-18)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptahxr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: oComptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: RMG Systems, Ltd. File: B-281006 Date: December 18, 1998 Daniel B. Abrahams, Esq., and Raymond Fioravanti, Esq., Epstein, Becker & Green, for the protester. William H. Butterfield, Esq., Kilcullen, Wilson and Kilcullen, for Consolidated Safety Services, Inc., an intervenor. Lt. Col. David S. Franke, Department of the Army, for the agency. Marie Penny Ahearn, Esq., and John M. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Agency reasonably determined that awardee of contract for safety inspections and covert in-transit surveillance of carriers approved to do business with Department of Defense (DOD) did not have an inherent conflict of interest based on business relationships with carriers. DECISION RMG Systems, Ltd. protests the award of a contract by the Military Traffic Management Command (MTMC), Department of the Army, to Consolidated Safety Services, Inc. (CSS) under request for proposals (RFP) No. DAMTO1-98-R-2014. The contract primarily calls for (1) safety inspections of passenger motor carriers that have been approved by MTMC to do business with the Department of Defense (DOD) or that are applicants for MTMC/DOD approval, and (2) covert in-transit surveillance of DOD hazardous cargo and munitions shipments transported by motor carriers and railroads, in order to evaluate compliance with safety and security regulations.1 RMG alleges that the award was improper due to organizational conflicts of interest. We deny the protest. The RFP contemplated award of a fixed-price, indefinite-delivery, indefinite -quantity contract for a 1-year base period with 4 option years. It provided for award on a 1The solicitation is a follow-on procurement to two separate contracts for these services. CSS was the incumbent for the safety inspections and Stanley Associates for in-transit surveillance.

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