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B-186186 1 (1976-06-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaddcx0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 2054B C %IT 0 FILE: B-186186 DATE: June 23, 1976 MATTER OF: National Health Services, Inc. DIGEST: 1. Where record does not indicate agency rationale for regarding one of eight offerors as acceptable for award GAO cannot con- clude that establishment of competitive range of only one offeror was proper. 2. Where agency meets with one offeror and affords that offeror opportunity to modify its proposal, agency has conducted discussions within meaning of Federal Procurement Regula- tions § 1-3. 805-1(a) and must conduct discussions with all other offerors within competitive range. 3. Offerors should be informed of evaluation factors to be used to select contractor and relative weights of such factors. Solicitation that does not include such information is defective and since mere inclusion in solicitation of language on Standard Form 33A that award will be based on price and other factors does not cure defect. National Health Services, Inc. (NTHS) protests the Immigration and Naturalization Service's (INS) award of a contract for pro- fessional medical services under Request for Proposals (RFP) CO-22-76 to National Medical Advisory Service (NMAS). The RFP was issued January 8, 1976, with performance, involving the operation of occupational health units in two facilities occupied by INS employees, set to run from date of award to September 30, 1976. Eight proposals were received in response to the RFP. NHS was informed on the afternoon of March 19, 1976 that a contract had been awarded to NMAS. NHS requested a debrief- ing which was held on March 24, 1976. NHS asserts that during the course of the debriefing it learned the following: first, that its proposed price per month was about $16. 00 over that of NMAS; -1-

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