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B-270092 1 (1996-02-08)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptadwg0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Nova Research Company File: B-270092; B-270092.2 Date: February 8, 1996 Thomas L. McGovern III, Esq., and Timothy L. Schroer, Esq., Hogan & Hartson L.L.P., for the protester. Douglas L. Patin, Esq., Spriggs & Hollingsworth, for The CDM Group, Inc., an intervenor. Mike Colvin, Department of Health and Human Services, for the agency. Christine F. Davis, Esq., and Guy R. Pietrovito, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Agency did not conduct misleading discussions, where the protester unreasonably interpreted agency's remarks in a manner that was inconsistent with the solicitation requirements and reflected a fundamental misunderstanding of those requirements. DECISION Nova Research Co. protests the rejection of its proposal and the award of a contract to The CDM Group, Inc., under request for proposals (RFP) No. CSAT-95- 0013, issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), for the development of substance abuse treatment protocols. Nova contends, among other things, that CSAT misled it during discussions, causing Nova to introduce a material deficiency into its otherwise acceptable proposal. We deny the protest. The RFP contemplated the award of a 4-year, cost reimbursement contract. The primary purpose of the contract is the development of Treatment Improvement Protocols (TIP), which are clinical and management guidelines for the treatment of substance abuse. The TIP guidelines are developed with the assistance of clinical, administrative, and research experts assembled by the contractor. The TIPs are ultimately used by various state agencies to improve their substance abuse treatment services. Individual TIPs under the predecessor contract ranged in length from 75 to 275 pages and covered topics such as Pregnant Substance-Abusing Women and State Methadone Treatment Guidelines. 112528

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