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B-191931 1 (1978-08-18)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadghp0001 and id is 1 raw text is: - ~hi -~ ~THE CDMPTFIOLLEF4 GENE~qAL DlECISION .y.J POF THE UNITED STATEB W A aHING TON, C3. C,. 0546E FILE: B-191931 DATE: August 18, 1978 MATTER OF: Booz, Allen & Hamilton, Inc. DIGEST: 1. DOE may require disclosure of any interest bearing on question of possible conflict as prerequisite for consideration of pro- posal but must do so in clear and unambig- uous language. 2. Offeror could reasonably conclude that war- ranty of no possible conflicts of interest would satisfy solicitation provision permit- ting offerors to submit statement certifying to the absence of such interest. Since negotiations have been conducted with other offerors determined to be in competitive range, agency should negotiate with protester to establish whether it meets qualification criteria. Other corrective action is recom- mended. Booz, Allen & Hamilton, Inc., protests the refusal by the Department of Energy (DOE) to consider its pro- posal to provide analytical studies and services in support of administrative management functions. The request for proposals set forth as qualifica- tion criteria the requirements relating to organiza- tional conflicts of interest. The Department states that it has attempted to fully implement the special statutory conflict of interest disclosure requirements applicable to DpE by establishing proper disclosure of potential conflicts of interest as a necessary prere- quisite for consideration of an offeror's technical, business and cost proposal. Booz Allen's proposal was not considered on its merits because of the firm's alleged failure either to disclose, or to certify, in an unambiguous manner, that it had nothing to disclose. 0 I

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