http://www.gao.gov/legal/decisions.html Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:28:41 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2-ppt http://www.gao.gov/images/title_object.jpg http://www.gao.gov/ http://www.gao.gov/pdfs/B-400760.4,B-400760.5?source=ra AINS, Inc. of Rockville, Maryland protests the establishment of a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) with, and issuance of a first call for services to, Privasoft Corp. of Ottawa, Canada under request for quotations (RFQ) No. DJJR-08-F-0536, issued by the Department of Justice (DOJ) for an automated Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) system and associated services. The protester argues that the agency's evaluation of quotations was unreasonable and lacking in even-handedness and that the evaluators failed to conduct meaningful discussions with it. We sustain the protest. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gao.gov/pdfs/B-401106.5?source=ra C2C Solutions, Inc., of, Jacksonville, Florida, protests the award of a contract to AdvanceMed Corp., of Rockville, Maryland, under request for proposals (RFP) No. RFP-CMS-2008-0014, issued by Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for contracts in support of CMS's audit, oversight, and anti-fraud, waste and abuse efforts in two geographic zones (Zone 1 and Zone 2). C2C argues that CMS unreasonably concluded that AdvanceMed proposed an adequate strategy to mitigate its "impaired objectivity" organizational conflicts of interest (OCI). We sustain the protest. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gao.gov/pdfs/B-401701,B-401701.2?source=ra A&T Systems, Inc. of Silver Spring, Maryland protests the issuance of a task order for information management communications services for Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, to Cordev, Inc., of Falls Church, Virginia under a task order proposal request (TOPR), issued by the Department of the Army under multiple award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract No. W91RUS-08-D-0001. We deny the protest. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gao.gov/pdfs/B-401842.2?source=ra Cahaba Safeguard Administrators, LLC, of Birmingham, Alabama, protests the award of a contract to AdvanceMed Corp., of Rockville, Maryland, under request for proposals (RFP) No. RFP-CMS-2008-0014, issued by Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for contracts in support of CMS's audit, oversight, and anti-fraud, waste and abuse efforts in two geographic zones (Zone 1 and Zone 2). Cahaba argues that CMS unreasonably concluded that AdvanceMed proposed an adequate strategy to mitigate its "impaired objectivity" organizational conflicts of interest (OCI) and that the agency held unequal discussions with offerors. We sustain the protest on the basis that the agency failed to reasonably consider the awardees' proposed strategy to mitigate its conflicts. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gao.gov/pdfs/B-402000?source=ra Building Restoration Corporation (BRC) of Roseville, Minnesota, protests the award of a contract to Hydro-Tech, Inc., of Lehi, Utah, under request for proposals (RFP) No. W91QF4-09-R-0020, issued by the Department of the Army for repair of a tower at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. BRC contends that the Army's evaluation of its proposal was unreasonable. We deny the protest. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gao.gov/pdfs/B-402105?source=ra Ridgeline Industries, Inc., of Clayton, New York, protests the award of a contract to Camel Manufacturing Company, of Caryville, Tennessee, by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) under request for proposal (RFP) No. SPM1C1-09-R-0187 for 2,677 modular general-purpose tent systems. Ridgeline argues that the award of a sole-source contract to Camel to preserve the industrial base was unreasonable. Instead, Ridgeline argues that it should have been considered for award. We deny the protest. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gao.gov/pdfs/B-318229?source=ra Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Inspector General appropriations are not available to pay for local lodging as a reasonable accommodation under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 for an employee who suffers from chronic back pain when sitting for long periods. Although, in some instances, agencies may use their appropriations to pay for reasonable accommodations under the Rehabilitation Act even though the agency's appropriation otherwise may not be used for that purpose, we do not find that to be the case here. There is a statutory limitation on local lodging. Also, this local travel is more akin to a commute, which is not covered by the Rehabilitation Act. The agency should consider other available accommodations. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gao.gov/pdfs/B-400500,B-400500.2,B-400500.3,B-400500.4,B-400500.5,B-400500.6,B-400500.7?source=ra Velos, Inc., OmniComm Systems, Inc., and PercipEnz Technologies, Inc. protest the award of a contract to Medidata, Inc. under request for proposals (RFP) No. 1406-04- 08-RP-20201, issued by the Department of the Interior on behalf of the National Cancer Institute (NCI),1 for data capture and management system software. Velos, OmniComm, and PercipEnz challenge the conduct of discussions and the technical evaluation. We sustain Velos's protest and deny OmniComm's and PercipEnz's protests. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gao.gov/pdfs/B-400500.8,B-400500.9?source=ra Velos, Inc. of Fremont, California protests the award of a contract to Medidata Solutions, Inc. of New York, New York under request for proposals (RFP) No. 1406-04-08-RP-20201, issued by the Department of the Interior on behalf of the National Cancer Institute (NCI),1 for data capture and management system software. Velos, among other things, challenges the propriety of the source-selection decision. We sustain the protest. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gao.gov/pdfs/B-402091,B-402091.2,B-402091.3?source=ra Nova Builders of Arlington, Virginia protests the award of a contract to Clark/McCarthy Healthcare Partners of Tampa, Florida under request for proposals (RFP) No. VA-101-09-RP-0123, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for preconstruction services and optional construction of a VA medical facility in New Orleans, Louisiana. Nova challenges the reasonableness of the evaluation and source selection decision. We deny the protest. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100