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                   Comptroller General
                   of the United States

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 The decision issued on the date below was subject to
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Caduceus Healthcare, Inc.

B-407791

February 21, 2013


Jason A. Mirabella, Esq., Caduceus Healthcare, Inc.; and Daniel S. Koch, Esq.,
Miles & Stockbridge, P.C., for the protester.
Capt. Tudo N. Pham, Department of the Army, for the agency.
Peter D. Verchinski, Esq., and Christina Sklarew, Esq., Office of the General
Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST

Protest challenging an agency's evaluation of proposals is denied where the record
shows that the agency's evaluation was reasonable and consistent with the
solicitation's evaluation methodology.
DECISION

Caduceus Healthcare, Inc., of Atlanta, Georgia, protests the rejection of its proposal
as unacceptable under request for proposals (RFP) No. W81 K04-1 1 -R-001 8, issued
by the Department of the Army, for medical services. Caduceus challenges the
agency's technical evaluation of its proposal.

We deny the protest.

BACKGROUND

The RFP, issued on September 15, 2011, sought offers for physician services in all
medical specialties for military treatment facilities within the U.S. Army Medical
Command in the Southern Region of the United States.1 Offerors were informed
that multiple awards would be made on a best value basis, considering price and
the following two technical evaluation factors: technical quality and performance

1 The RFP was amended 10 times. Our citations are to the conformed copy of the
RFP.

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