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B-262254.3 1 (1995-12-21)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptacek0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision REDACTED DECISION A poteteddeisin ws isud o th dae elow and was subject to a GAO Protective Order. This version has been redacted or approved by the parties involved for public release. Matter of. Human Resource Systems, Inc.; Health Staffers, Inc. File: B-262254.3; B-262254.4; B-262254.5 Date: December 21, 1995 William A. Roberts III, Esq., Lee P. Curtis, Esq., Brian A. Darst, Esq., and Marcia L. Stuart, Esq., Howrey & Simon, for Human Resource Systems, Inc; and James D. Bachman, Esq., and Todd R. Metz, Esq., Doyle & Bachman, for Health Staffers, Inc., the protesters. Jeffrey M. Cameron, for Nurse Works, Inc., an interested party. John R. Osing, Jr., Esq., Department of the Navy, for the agency. Mary G. Curcio, Esq., and David A. Ashen, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Where solicitation for registered nurses (RN) listed experience as an evaluation factor and specifically requested information concerning the numbers and types of personnel previously provided, agency reasonably evaluated whether offerors had specific experience providing RNs in the numbers contemplated by the solicitation. 2. The concept of unbalancing is not applicable in a negotiated procurement in which price is not the primary factor in the award decision. 3. Protest against award without discussions is denied where solicitation advised offerors of the agency's intent to award the contract without discussions, and agency reasonably determined that awardee's proposal was realistically priced and represented the best value to the government. 4. Agency properly may accept from the offeror already selected for award a post- closing modification to its proposed price. DECISION Human Resource Systems, Inc. (HRSI) and Health Staffers, Inc. protest the Naval Medical Logistics Command's award of a contract to Nurse Works, Inc., under request for proposals (RFP) No. N62645-95-R-0022, for registered nurse (RN) and operating room (OR) technician services. HRSI primarily challenges the evaluation of its technical and price proposals. Health Staffers challenges the evaluation of its 231129

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