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G a A O Comptroller General
. Accountability * Integrity * Reliability of the United States
United States Government Accountability Office
Washington, DC 20548
Decision
Matter of: Healthcare Technology Solutions International
File: B-299781
Date: July 19, 2007
Samuel P. Fye for the protester.
Dennis Foley, Esq., and Phillipa L. Anderson, Esq., Department of Veterans Affairs,
for the agency.
John L. Formica, Esq., and James A. Spangenberg, Esq., Office of the General
Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST
Agency reasonably selected higher-rated quotation under competitive procurement
under Federal Supply Schedule program where price difference between the
protester's and awardee's quotations was insignificant.
DECISION
Healthcare Technology Solutions International (HTSI) protests the establishment of
a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) with United Audit Systems, Inc. (UASI) under
that firm's Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contract, pursuant to request for
quotations (RFQ) No. VA-528-07-RQ-0059, issued by the Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA), Syracuse, New York, for off-site medical coding services for the
Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 2 for upstate New York.' The protester
asserts that the agency's evaluation of quotations and selection of UASI's quotation
for the establishment of the BPA were unreasonable.
We deny the protest.
The RFQ sought quotations for medical coding services to be provided off-site
(remotely) for coding (data validation and/or coding prior to bills being released) as
needed. RFQ at 2. The solicitation informed vendors that fluctuations in workload
1 As defined by the agency, medical coding is the assigning [of] codes to health care
diagnoses and procedures which help in financial reimbursement from insurance
companies. Agency Submission (July 10, 2007).](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaocrptaugj0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)