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B-283147 1 (1999-10-12)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptajli0001 and id is 1 raw text is: -e GeAtOa E Comptroller General of the United States -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------. United States General Accounting Office DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE Washington, DC 20548 The decision issued on the date below was subject to a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has been approved for public release. Decision Matter of: The Communities Group File: B-283147 Date: October 12, 1999 Kenneth Martin, Esq., Martin & Rylander, for the protester. Bruce Kasson, Esq., Department of Housing & Urban Development, for the agency. Charles W. Morrow, Esq., and James Spangenberg, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protest that procuring agency failed to conduct meaningful discussions is denied where protester was generally led into area of its proposal that required amplific atio n. 2. Protest that agency did not consider recent performance problems of subcontractor of awardee in evaluating past performance is denied where the problems were under investigation at time of past performance evaluation and record shows that the agency was favorably impressed by the subcontractor's prompt and appropriate response to the problems. DECISION The Communities Group (TCG) protests the award of a contract to Management Solutions of America, Inc. under request for proposals (RFP) No. R-OPC-21303, issued by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), for real property inspections. TCG contends that HUD failed to conduct meaningful discussions and properly evaluate proposals. We deny the protest.

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