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B-400777 1 (2009-01-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadasz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A 0Comptroller General Accountability * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability 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: OPTIMUS Corporation File: B-400777 Date: January 26, 2009 John E. Jensen, Esq., Daniel S. Herzfeld, Esq., and Evan D. Wesser, Esq., Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, for the protester. Melissa McWilliams, Esq., General Services Administration, for the agency. Scott H. Riback, Esq., and John M. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protest asserting that General Services Administration (GSA) contracting officials improperly rescored quotations after technical evaluation was performed by requiring activity (Indian Health Service) evaluators is denied where record shows that GSA officials were adjusting numeric scores to more accurately reflect evaluation criteria and source selection plan evaluation standards, and made adjustments only after reviewing quotations and initial evaluation results. 2. Protest that agency misevaluated quotations is denied where record shows that evaluation was reasonable and consistent with terms of solicitation and standards generally applicable to negotiated procurements. 3. Agency's request for vendor price reductions in Federal Supply Schedule acquisition conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 8.4 did not constitute discussions, and therefore did not trigger agency obligation to engage in meaningful discussions, as would be required in a negotiated acquisition conducted pursuant to FAR part 15; FAR part 8.4 expressly requires agencies to seek price reductions in specified circumstances. DECISION OPTIMUS Corporation, of McLean, Virginia, protests the issuance of a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) task order to CNI Information Technology, LLC, of Norman Oklahoma, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. FY758001T6, issued by the General Services Administration (GSA) to obtain information technology (IT) enterprise infrastructure support services, including systems administration, web services and help desk services, on behalf of the Indian Health Service (IHS).

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