Protest Dismissal Decision Posted: $44M Defense Health Agency TSB Flexible Agile Development Services (FADS) contract

DIGEST

Protest that solicitation improperly fails to require an evaluation of professional compensation plans is dismissed as untimely where the alleged solicitation defect was apparent on the face of the solicitation as initially issued and the protest was filed after the initial due date for submission of proposals.

DECISION

Emerge Solutions Group, LLC, a minority‑owned 8(a) small business of Rockville, Maryland, protests the terms of request for proposals (RFP) No. HT001124R0041, issued by the Department of Defense, Defense Health Agency, for development, operations, and maintenance of clinical systems and data processing.[1] The protester contends that the RFP improperly fails to require an evaluation of offerors’ professional compensation plans.

We dismiss the protest as untimely filed.

Protester: Emerge Solutions Group
Solicitation Number: HT001124R0041
Agency: Department of Defense : Defense Health Agency
File number: B-423299.2
Outcome: Dismissed

Decision Date: Aug 1, 2025

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