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B-400604 1 (2008-12-22)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadark0001 and id is 1 raw text is: JiL .L A GA O Comptroller General .,u in Accountability * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 D .. Decision Matter of: Information Ventures, Inc. File: B-400604 Date: December 22, 2008 Bruce H. Kleinstein, Esq., for the protester. Richard G. Bergeron, Esq., Department of Health and Human Services, for the agency. Paula A. Williams, Esq., and Ralph 0. White, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest challenging agency's decision not to set aside procurement for small businesses is denied where agency's market research demonstrated that agency was not likely to receive proposals from at least two small businesses capable of performing the required services. DECISION Information Ventures, Inc. (IVI), a small business concern in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, protests the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases' (NIAID) decision not to set aside for small businesses its requirement for public liaison support services. We deny the protest. On April 16, 2008, NIAID posted a sources sought notice on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website for a contractor to provide the NIAID's Office of Communications and Government Relations with comprehensive communications and public liaison support. The notice requested capability statements from 1NIAID conducts and supports research in infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases which has led to new therapies, vaccines, and diagnostic tests. NIAID's research has been at the forefront of the nation's biodefense and global health initiatives.

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