Hearing officer denies airport concessionaire's appeal

A concessionaire's appeal of the award of a contract for a small package of restaurants at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport was denied by a hearing officer Monday.

Take-Off Concessions had argued in its administrative appeal that evaluators erred in scoring concessions proposals and contended the winning contractor, Vida-Velocity Management, did not meet minimum qualifications, among other claims.

Hearing officer George Maynard said in an order denying the appeal that Take-Off Concessions "failed to demonstrate any material flaws" in the evaluation or procurement process to justify sustaining the appeal. The city's chief procurement officer previously denied Take-Off Concessions' protest of the contract decision.