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oComptroller General
of the United States
Washington, D.C. 20548
Decision DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
The decision issued on the date below was subject to a I
GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has been
approved for public release.
Matter of: Foundation Health Federal Services, Inc.; Humana Military Healthcare
Services, Inc.
File: B-278189.3; B-278189.4
Date: February 4, 1998
Thomas P. Humphrey, Esq., Robert M. Halperin, Esq., Christopher M. Farris, Esq.,
Lloyd M. Weinerman, Esq., Frederick W. Claybrook, Esq., Alan W.H. Gourley, Esq.,
Benjamin T. Butler, Esq., and Raymond F. Monroe, Esq., Crowell & Moring, for
Foundation Health Federal Services, Inc., and Alan C. Brown, Esq., Thomas C.
Papson, Esq., Patrick K O'Keefe, Esq., Kevin C. Dwyer, Esq., Jeffrey P. Hildebrandt,
Esq., Suzanne L. Karbarz, Esq., Jonathan L. Diesenhaus, Esq., and Joanne Zimolzak,
Esq., McKenna & Cuneo, for Humana Military Healthcare Services, Inc., the
pro testers.
Marcia G. Madsen, Esq., David F. Dowd, Esq., Kathy Bucher, Esq., Mark Lesko, Esq.,
Ross Branstetter, Esq., Stephanie P. Gilson, Esq., Jessica C. Abrahams, Esq., and
Scott E. Pickens, Esq., Miller & Chevalier, for Anthem Alliance for Health, Inc., an
interveno r.
Kenneth S. Lieb, Esq., and Gerald A. Wesley, Esq., TRICARE Support Office, for the
agency.
David A. Ashen, Esq., and John M. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel,
GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST
Protest of award is sustained where agency failed to disclose the relative
importance of the significant evaluation considerations as applied in the evaluation,
and based the source selection decision partly on unwarranted [deleted] ratings in
functional experience and performance areas, where the solicitation required a
neutral rating because the offeror lacked relevant experience as defined by the
solicitation.
DECISION
Foundation Health Federal Services, Inc. and Humana Military Healthcare Services,
Inc. protest the TRICARE Support Office's (TSO) award of a contract to Anthem
Alliance for Health, Inc., under request for proposals (RFP) No. MDA906-95-R-0005.
The RFP sought proposals to provide health care and associated administrative
services in the states of North Carolina, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio,
and Kentucky, and in portions of Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, and Missouri](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaocrptahng0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)