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B-293102 1 (2004-02-02)

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         G     A    0Comptroller General
...... . ..Accountability * Integrity Reliability                     of the United States
United States General Accounting Office               DOCUMENT  FOR  PUBLIC RELEASE
Washington, DC 20548                                The decision issued on the date below was subject to a
                                                    GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has been
                                                    approved for public release.

          Decision

          Matter of:  The Arora Group

          File:       B-293102

          Date:       February 2, 2004

          Edward J. Tolchin, Esq., Fettmann, Tolchin & Majors, for the protester.
          Mike Colvin, Department of Health & Human Services, for the agency.
          John L. Formica, Esq., and James A. Spangenberg, Esq., Office of the General
          Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
          DIGEST

          Agency's evaluation of the protester's proposal as having a significant weakness
          under the qualifications of key personnel evaluation criterion because certain
          resumes did not show that the individuals had required certifications was
          unreasonable, where the protester's written discussion responses stated that the
          individuals proposed had the certifications; the fact that the certifications were not
          listed in the resumes was an inconsequential matter of form.
          DECISION

          The Arora Group protests the award of a contract to CasePro, Inc. under request for
          proposals (RFP) No. 233-03-0306, issued by the Department of Health & Human
          Services, for the services of occupational health professionals and ancillary staff that
          the Federal Occupational Health Services (FOHS) requires in delivering occupational
          health (OH) and clinical services in the western area of the United States. Arora
          argues that the agency's evaluation of proposals, and selection of CasePro's
          higher-priced proposal for award, were unreasonable.

          We sustain the protest.

          The RFP, issued as a competitive set-aside under section 8(a) of the Small Business
          Act, provided for the award of a fixed-rate, labor hours, personal services contract to
          provide OH support services for the FOHS to the offeror submitting the proposal

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