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B-402016 1 (2009-12-23)

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A        GA        O                                                 Comptroller General
.,u in  Accountability * Integrity * Reliability                       of the United States
  United States Government Accountability Office
  Washington, DC 20548

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          Decision


          Matter  of:  TMM  Investments, Ltd.

          File:        B-402016

          Date:        December  23, 2009

          Frank M. Mason, Esq., for the protester.
          Mary A. Mitchell, Esq., Department of Veterans Affairs, for the agency.
          Peter D. Verchinski, Esq., and Guy R. Pietrovito, Esq., Office of the General Counsel,
          GAO,  participated in the preparation of the decision.
          DIGEST

          Agency  conducted meaningful discussions with the protester concerning its
          proposed room  sizes where protester was informed that it should clarify its room
          sizes in accordance with the solicitation.
          DECISION

          TMM   Investments, Ltd. of Tyler, Texas, protests the award of a lease to Alpine 259
          Partners, Ltd. under solicitation for offers (SFO) No. VA256-09-RP-0132, issued by
          the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for a community-based outpatient clinic
          (CBOC)  in Longview, Texas. TMM  challenges the VA's conduct of discussions and
          source selection decision.

          We  deny the protest.

          The solicitation sought offers for the lease of a building shell of approximately 22,000
          rental square feet along with a tenant improvement allowance for the design and
          construction of the CBOC.' SFO at 9. The SFO included numerous requirements
          and specifications for the CBOC (such as, corridor width requirements, door width
          requirements, exam room requirements, etc.), the cost of which was to be funded
          through the tenant improvement allowance. SFO at 7.



          'According to the solicitation, tenant improvements are all alterations for the
          Government-demised  area above the building shell buildout. SFO at 10.

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