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GAO U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
441 G St. N.W.                                               Comptroller General
Washington, DC 20548                                          of the United States




Decision


Matter of: University of Massachusetts Medical School

File:       B-416646

Date:       September 24, 2018

Dyana Nickl, J.D., and Robert DeLanders, Esq., for the protester.
Jason A. Carey, Esq., J. Hunter Bennett, Esq., and Evan R. Sherwood, Esq., Covington
& Burling, LLP, for NaphCare, Inc., the intervenor.
Oleta Vassilopoulos, Esq., Department of Justice, for the agency.
Todd C. Culliton, Esq., and Tania Calhoun, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO,
participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST

Protest that the agency's best-value tradeoff analysis was unreasonable is denied
where the record shows that it was, in fact, reasonable and consistent with the
solicitation's evaluation criteria.
DECISION

The University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMass), of Shrewsbury,
Massachusetts, protests the award of a contract to NaphCare, Inc., of Birmingham,
Alabama, under request for proposals (RFP) No. RFPP05081500001, issued by the
Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, for comprehensive medical services
at the Federal Correctional Complex in Forrest City, Arkansas. The protester alleges
that the agency performed an unreasonable best-value tradeoff.

We deny the protest.

BACKGROUND

The RFP, issued on November 19, 2015, contemplated the award of an
indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract with fixed unit pricing to be performed
over a 1-year base period and four 1-year option periods. Agency Report (AR), Tab 5,

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