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B-297915 1 (2006-05-04)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptasog0001 and id is 1 raw text is: A G A O Comptroller General . Accountability * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability Office DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE Washington, DC 20548 The decision issued on the date below was subject to a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has been approved for public release. Decision Matter of: CIGNA Government Services, LLC File: B-297915 Date: May 4, 2006 Craig A. Holman, Esq., Kara L. Daniels, Esq., and David J. Craig, Esq., Holland & Knight, LLP, for the protester. Paul F. Khoury, Esq., Kathryn Bucher, Esq., Dorthula H. Powell-Woodson, Esq., Kara M. Sacilotto, Esq., Daniel P. Graham, Esq., and Kevin J. Plummer, Esq., Wiley Rein & Fielding LLP, for Noridian Administrative Services, LLC, an intervenor. Jeffri Pierre, Esq., Anthony E. Marrone, Esq., and Christine Simpson, Esq., Department of Health & Human Services, for the agency. Glenn G. Wolcott, Esq., and Michael R. Golden, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Agency's cost realism analysis of awardee's proposed cost/price was reasonable where agency considered specific cost elements of the proposed cost/price, comparing the cost/price proposed for those elements with historical costs incurred by both the awardee and other contractors in performing similar activities. DECISION CIGNA Government Services, LLC protests the award of a contract by the Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), to Noridian Administrative Services, LLC under request for proposals (RFP) No. CMS-2005-0012 to provide Medicare claims processing and services related to claims from suppliers and beneficiaries of durable medical equipment.' CIGNA protests, among other things, that CMS failed to perform an adequate cost realism analysis with regard to Noridian's proposed cost/price. 1 CIGNA has protested two separate contracts awarded under the same solicitation: one awarded to Noridian Administrative Services, LLC, and one awarded to Palmetto GBA, LLC. In response to CIGNA's initial protest submission and its supplemental submissions, our Office opened two docket numbers: B-297915 and B-297915.2. We are addressing in this decision, under docket number B-297915, all protest issues (continued...)

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