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B-407628 1 (2013-01-09)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadpgv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A O Comptroller General AcCoat ntabilty *in tgrlty ReiiabiIfty of the United States United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: Kingdomware Technologies File: B-407628 Date: January 9, 2013 LaTonya Barton, for the protester. Jonathan A. Baker, Esq., Department of Health and Human Services, for the agency. Noah B. Bleicher, Esq., and Sharon L. Larkin, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest that terms of solicitation for notification services do not adequately communicate the agency's requirements is denied where the solicitation provides sufficient information on which vendors can compete intelligently and on a relatively equal basis. DECISION Kingdomware Technologies, of Waldorf, Maryland, protests the terms of request for quotations (RFQ) No. 2012-90-123B, which was issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for on-demand notification services. The protester argues that the RFQ does not provide an accurate description of the agency's needs. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND Within HHS, the Office of Preparedness and Emergency Operations (OPEO) supports HHS's capabilities to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural public health and medical threats and emergencies. Contracting Officer Statement at 1. One of OPEO's responsibilities is to coordinate public health and medical response systems and activities. Id. As part of this coordination, the solicitation at issue here seeks quotes for a mass emergency notification system. Id. at 2; see Combined Synopsis/Solicitation at 1.

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