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B-272213.2 1 (1996-10-22)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptaeid0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Aspen Systems Corporation File: B-272213.2 Date: October 22, 1996 Gilbert J. Ginsburg, Esq., and Constance A. Wilkinson, Esq., for the protester. Dalton F. Phillips, Esq., and Michael Colvin, Department of Health and Human Services, for the agency. Charles W. Morrow, Esq., Guy R. Pietrovito, Esq., and James A. Spangenberg, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST A procurement for services supporting an information clearinghouse was properly set aside for exclusive small business participation, where the agency head's designee reasonably determined that the agency could expect offers from at least two responsible small business concerns and that award would be made at a fair market price, notwithstanding that the contracting officer had earlier reached a contrary conclusion. DECISION Aspen Systems Corporation protests the decision of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to set aside request for proposals (RFP) No. 200-96-0502(P) for exclusive small business participation. The RFP was issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for information retrieval services. We deny the protest. The CDC initiated this procurement to obtain a contractor to develop, maintain, and operate a comprehensive centralized clearinghouse for information concerning HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis, and other preventable diseases. The CDC Small And Disadvantaged Business Utilization Specialist (SADBUS) recommended to the contracting officer that the CDC conduct the procurement as a total small business set-aside because there appeared to be six small business firms that were capable of performing the contract work. In response to the SADBUS' recommendation, the contracting officer published a sources sought notice in the Commerce Business Daily to evaluate the interest and capability of small business concerns. Interested small businesses were requested to submit technical and experience information, subject to a 20-page limitation, to demonstrate their capability to perform the contract. 4531022

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