Decision Released: DHA Medical Staffing Services protest denial

File No. B-423018

Digest

1. Protest that the agency unreasonably evaluated the protester’s proposal under the management plan factor is denied where the agency’s evaluation was reasonable and consistent with the terms of the solicitation.
2. Protest that the agency performed a flawed best-value determination is denied where the agency’s actions were reasonable and consistent with the terms of the solicitation.

Discussion

Global challenges DHA’s identification of a significant weakness in its proposal under the management plan factor. The protester also argues that the agency’s best-value tradeoff is flawed, contending that DHA failed to provide an explanation for why Decypher’s proposal merited paying a higher price. Based on our review, we find no basis to sustain the protest…

Decision

Global Consulting International, LLC, a small business of Salt Lake City, Utah, protests the issuance of a task order to Decypher Technologies, Ltd., under task order proposal request (TOPR) No. 16697. The Department of Defense, Defense Health Agency (DHA), issued the TOPR for medical staffing services. The protester argues that the agency unreasonably evaluated its proposal under the management plan factor and performed a flawed best-value evaluation.

We deny the protest.

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