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B-410968.2 1 (2015-08-11)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadrkb0001 and id is 1 raw text is: SGAO . , Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: File: Date: Comptroller General of the United States DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE The decision issued on the date below was subject to a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has been approved for public release. - -. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Starry Associates, Inc. B-410968.2 August 11, 2015 Lars E. Anderson, Esq., James Y. Boland, Esq., Christina K. Scopin, Esq., and Nathaniel S. Canfield, Esq., Venable LLP, for the protester. Brian L. Whisler, Esq., Jacob I. Chervinsky, Esq., and Jennifer A. Semko, Esq., Baker & McKenzie, LLP, for Intellizant, LLC, an intervenor. Brian E. Hildebrandt, Esq., Department of Health and Human Services, for the agency. Young S. Lee, Esq., and Nora K. Adkins, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protest is sustained where the contracting officer did not evaluate the awardee's quotation in accordance with solicitation's evaluation criteria. 2. Protest that award decision was influenced by bias and undue influence is denied where allegations are not supported by clear and convincing evidence. DECISION Starry Associates, Inc., a small business, of Annapolis, Maryland, protests the issuance of a task order to Intellizant, LLC, of Herndon, Virginia, by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under request for quotations (RFQ) No. 15-233-SOL-00023 for information technology (IT) business operations support services. Starry alleges that the agency unreasonably evaluated Intellizant's quotation and asserts that the agency's award decision was the result of improper influence and bias on behalf of agency officials. We sustain the protest in part and deny it in part.

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