Bye UAS, Inc. d/b/a Silent Falcon UAS Technologies (B-422964)

You should not care.

Category: Technical evaluation

Date: 18 December 2024

URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-422964

Silent Falcon protested Air Force’s issuance of a purchase order to Chimborazo JV under RFQ no. FA8051-24-R-4004 for pavement condition index evaluations and reports at Air Force installations. Silent Falcon alleged that the agency unreasonably evaluated its quotation. GAO denied the protest, finding Air Force's evaluation was consistent with the solicitation and supported by the record.

Silent Falcon's quotation was rated as "yellow/marginal" due to several weaknesses, including insufficient detail on obtaining authorization for small unmanned aerial systems operations, addressing obstructed pavement areas, and reconciling data discrepancies between two databases. Air Force concluded that Silent Falcon's approach posed high performance risks. GAO determined that the Air Force reasonably found Silent Falcon's quotation failed to demonstrate a clear understanding of the solicitation requirements and rejected arguments attempting to supplement the record postprotest.

GAO’s decision underscores the importance of submitting well-documented quotations that explicitly address solicitation requirements.

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.