B-220444: Feb 14, 1986

A firm protested the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) decision to exclude its proposal from consideration because of a potential conflict of interest. GAO noted that: (1) HHS personnel orally advised the protester that its performance on a current contract for the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) would not present a potential organizational conflict of interest; and (2) HH...

B-220444: Feb 14, 1986

AN AGENCY REASONABLY DETERMINED THAT A POTENTIAL ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTED WHERE THE PROTESTER'S STATUS AS THE CURRENT CONTRACTOR FOR A RELATED EFFORT WOULD TEND TO IMPAIR ITS OBJECTIVITY IN PERFORMING THE SUBSEQUENT CONTRACT AND THE STEPS TAKEN BY THE PROTESTER TO ELIMINATE THE CONFLICT WERE DEEMED TO BE INADEQUATE. ALTHOUGH A FIRM MAY HAVE DETRIMENTALLY RELIED UPON ORAL ADVICE...