Summary

Asia Resource Partners K.K., of Tokyo, Japan, protests its exclusion from competition by the Department of the Air Force under request for proposals (RFP) No. FA5270-08-R-0015 for operation and maintenance of a liquid propane gas (LPG) distribution system, and RFP No. FA5270-08-R-0047 for fuel storage tank maintenance. The protester argues that the Air Force has improperly concluded that the firm's participation in these procurements creates an appearance of impropriety, and that excluding the firm from these competitions is unreasonable.

We deny the protest.