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B-401068.4,B-401068.5 1 (2010-09-09)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadbmn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A 0 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-401068.4, B-401068.5 Date: September 9, 2010 Craig A. Holman, Esq., Mark D. Colley, Esq., Kara L. Daniels, Esq., Dominique L. Castro, Esq., and William S. Speros, Esq., Arnold & Porter LLP, for the protester. W. Jay DeVecchio, Esq., Kevin C. Dwyer, Esq., Marc A. Van Allen, Esq., Daniel E. Chudd, Esq., Damien C. Specht, Esq., and Shaun M. Van Horn, Esq., Jenner & Block LLP, for Palmetto GBA, LLC, the intervenor. Christine Simpson, Esq., Jamie B. Insley, Esq., Anthony E. Marrone, Esq., and Jeffri Pierre, Esq., Department of Health and Human Services, for the agency. Glenn G. Wolcott, Esq., and Sharon L. Larkin, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Contracting officer's determination that awardee's activities, and access to information, in connection with performing contracts related to implementation of agency's new accounting system did not create organizational conflicts of interest (OCI) was not unreasonable where the determination was based on consideration of awardee's responses to specific questions regarding its activities and access to information; consideration of input from agency personnel knowledgeable of, and responsible for, the new accounting system; and consideration of the contracting officer's own independent internet research. 2. Protest challenging agency's waiver of an OCI is denied where, in accordance with requirements of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, waiver request detailed the extent of the conflict and authorized agency official determined that waiver was in the government's interest. 3. Agency's communications with awardee regarding OCI mitigation strategies, following submission of final revised proposals, did not constitute discussions or require that discussions be conducted with other offerors.

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