Public-Private Competitions: Processes Used for C-5 Aircraft Award Appear Reasonable

Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the Air Force's solicitation and selection of a source for C-5 aircraft depot maintenance, focusing on whether the: (1) procedures used to conduct the C-5 competition provided substantially equal opportunity for the public and private offerors to compete for the workload without regard to work performance location; (2) procedures complied with the requirements of all applicable provisions of law and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR); and (3) C-5 award results in the lowest total cost to the Department of Defense for performance of the workload.