United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office General Government Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1994-03-24 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:GGD-94-92 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GGD-94-92 P0b002ee18039cd88 f:gg94092 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GGD-94-92 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GGD-94-92 GGD-94-92 Federal courts Litigation Contract award protests Postal service contracts Air transportation operations Judicial remedies Contracting procedures Procurement regulation Resolicitation Contract termination USPS Express Mail Program USPS Priority Mail Program Letter Report GGD In April 1992, the U.S. Postal Service solicited bids for air cargo service for its Eagle Network, which transports Express Mail and Priority Mail, the Service's expedited mail classes. At the time of the solicitation, Emery Worldwide Airlines was providing air service under a contract scheduled to expire in January 1993. The Postal Service received four offers and in September 1992 awarded a contract to the lowest bidder--Postal Air Inc. Emery, the second lowest bidder, and Express One Inc., another offeror, challenged the award to Postal Air. The court later set aside that award because of a conflict of interest on the part of an individual who had evaluated the contract proposals. Under a court-approved settlement, Emery was awarded the contract and Express One was designated a principal subcontractor to Emery. The Postal Service and Emery agreed to pay Postal Air $10 million and $8.5 million respectively, and Postal Air waived any claims it might have as a result of the contract award. This report answers the following questions: What work was done by Postal Air that should receive multi-million dollar payments from the Postal Service, the postal ratepayer, and the American public in light of changing conditions in the air freight industry? Was it proper contracting procedure for the Postal Service to award the contract without resoliciting when the court found the contract evaluation process to be flawed? What are the specifics of the agreements among the parties? https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GGD-94-92/html/GAOREPORTS-GGD-94-92.htm GAO/GGD-94-92 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GGD-94-92 Letter Report GAO/GGD-94-92; Postal Service: Issues Related to Settling a Disputed Contract for Air Transportation; Federal courts Litigation Contract award protests Postal service contracts Air transportation operations Judicial remedies Contracting procedures Procurement regulation Resolicitation Contract termination USPS Express Mail Program USPS Priority Mail Program