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B-400215 1 (2008-08-12)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptawbp0001 and id is 1 raw text is: A G A O Comptroller General . Accountability * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: G. Koprowski File: B-400215 Date: August 12, 2008 G. Koprowski, the protester. Julia P. Hatch, Esq., Department of the Navy, for the agency. Lauren I. Grossman and Christine S. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest that solicitation for medical research services requiring the work to be performed on-site at agency violates statute barring agencies from discouraging government contractors from allowing their employees to telecommute is denied where the record shows that the agency reasonably determined that on-site performance was necessary to meet its needs because, among other reasons, the contractor will need to use highly specialized government equipment located on-site to conduct the research, as well as interact with research subjects and other government personnel. DECISION G. Koprowski protests the terms of request for quotations (RFQ) No. N0025908T0135, issued by the Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) for ophthalmologic research services. Mr. Koprowski asserts that the solicitation, which requires the proposed work to be performed on-site, violates certain provisions relating to employee telecommuting in the Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2003 (SARA), Pub. L. No. 108-136, § 1428, 117 Stat. 1392, 1670 (2003). We deny the protest. BACKGROUND NMCSD is a medical treatment facility in San Diego that provides health care services and conducts medical research for military personnel and other eligible individuals. According to the agency, NMCSD needs critical research and

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