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B-288627 1 (2001-11-07)

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          Decision


          Matter of: American Medical Information Services

          File:       B-288627

          Date:       November 7, 2001

          Stephen Jacob for the protester.
          Phillipa L. Anderson, Esq., Dennis Foley, Esq., and Rheba Heggs, Esq., Department
          of Veterans Affairs, for the agency.
          Jacqueline Maeder, Esq., and John M. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel,
          GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
          DIGEST

          Protest that solicitation gives undue weight to past performance because, in addition
          to past performance evaluation factor, certain non-price subfactors included under
          technical excellence and management factors concern past performance-related
          considerations, is denied; there is no limitation on weight agency can assign
          particular factors in evaluation.
          DECISION

          American Medical Information Services (AMEDIS) protests the terms of request for
          proposals (RFP) No. 504-01-02 1, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
          for medical transcription services at the VA Medical Center in Amarillo, Texas and
          six outpatient clinics in Texas, New Mexico and Kansas. AMEDIS contends that the
          RFP assigns undue weight to past performance-related evaluation considerations.

          We deny the protest.

          The RFP, issued July 20, 2001 as a total small business set-aside, provides for the
          award of an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract for off-site transcription
          services for a base year, with four 1-year options. RFP at lb. Evaluation is to be on
          a best value basis using the following factors, subfactors and weights:

                (1) Past Performance                  30%
                      - all contracts
                      - Government contracts

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