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                   U.S. GOVERNMENT   ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
441 G St. N.W.                                                 Comptroller General
Washington, DC 20548                                            of the United States




Decision


Matter of:  Bye UAS,  Inc. d/b/a Silent Falcon UAS Technologies

File:       B-422964

Date:       December  18, 2024

Grant Bishop, Bye UAS, Inc. d/b/a Silent Falcon UAS Technologies, for the protester.
Colonel Nina Padalino, Siobhan K. Donahue, Esq., Karen S. White, Esq., William Fuller,
Esq., and Erika Whelan Retta, Esq., Department of the Air Force, for the agency.
Christine Milne, Esq., and Tania Calhoun, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO,
participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST

Protest that the agency unreasonably evaluated the protester's quotation is denied
where the record shows the agency evaluated the quotation in accordance with the
terms of the solicitation.
DECISION

Bye UAS,  Inc., doing business as Silent Falcon UAS Technologies (Silent Falcon), of
McLean, Virginia, protests the issuance of a purchase order to Chimborazo JV, of
Kennesaw,  Georgia, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. FA8051-24-R-4004,
issued by the Department of the Air Force for pavement condition index (PCI)
evaluations and corresponding analyses and reports. The protester primarily argues
that the agency unreasonably evaluated its quotation.

We  deny the protest.

BACKGROUND

On July 22, 2024, the Air Force issued the RFQ pursuant to the procedures of Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and
Commercial  Services, and FAR subpart 13.5, Simplified Procedures for Certain
Commercial  Products and Commercial Services. Agency Report (AR), Tab 4, RFQ
at 1. The RFQ, which was set aside for small business concerns, sought quotations for
a contractor to provide airfield, roads, and PCI evaluations and corresponding analyses
and reports for various Air Force installations. Id. at 2. The contractor will provide
technical expertise, labor, travel, and all materials required to verify and update the

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