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B-404166 1 (2011-01-12)

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A     ,   GA       O                                                  Comptroller General
       Accuntabiity * Integrity * Reliability                         of the United States
 United States Government Accountability Office
 Washington, DC 20548

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          Decision


          Matter of:  The Redwitch  Company

          File:       B-404166

          Date:       January 12, 2011

          Harry Toland for the protester.
          Jonathan A. Baker, Esq., Department of Health and Human Services, for the agency.
          Charles W. Morrow, Esq., and James A. Spangenberg, Esq., Office of the General
          Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
          DIGEST

          Agency reasonably determined protester's proposal to be less than acceptable under
          the various evaluation factors stated in the solicitation.
          DECISION

          The Redwitch Company,  of Fernandina Beach, Florida, protests the award of a
          contract to LegitScript LLC, of Portland, Oregon, under request for proposals (RFP)
          No. FDA-SOL-10-1068201-02, issued by the Department of Health and Human
          Services, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), for internet monitoring and analysis
          support services. Redwitch challenges the evaluation of its proposal.

          We deny the protest.

          The Office of Criminal Investigations of the FDA monitors the internet for illicit
          trafficking and/or marketing of FDA regulated products, including prescription
          drugs, dietary supplements, tobacco, medical devices, blood and biologics, vaccines,
          cosmetics, radiation-emitting products, animal and veterinary medicines, and foods.

          On May 26, 2010, in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
          subpart 12.6 streamlined procedures for commercial items, the FDA posted this
          combined synopsis/solicitation on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps)
          website. The RFP, set aside for small businesses, sought a contractor to conduct
          continuous internet monitoring and analysis support services to identify rogue
          websites and affiliated networks engaged in the illegal marketing and/or sale of FDA-
          regulated products over the internet. The solicitation contemplated the award of a
          time-and-materials/labor-hour contract for a base period with 2 option years.

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