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B-420030,B-420030.2 Nov 03, 2021 1 (2021-11-03)

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A Century of Non-Partisan Fact-Based Work
441 G St. N.W.                                      Comptroller General
Washington, DC 20548                                of the United States
Decision
Matter of: RK Consultancy Services, Inc.
File:     B-420030; B-420030.2
Date:     November 3, 2021
Venkat Ramaswamy, RK Consultancy Services, Inc., for the protester.
Terry L. Elling, Esq., and Amy L. Fuentes, Esq., Holland & Knight LLP, for Nimbus
Consulting LLC, the intervenor.
Karyne Constance Akhtar, Esq., Department of Health and Human Services, for the
agency.
Raymond Richards, Esq., and John Sorrenti, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO,
participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST
Protest challenging an agency's technical evaluation of the protester's quotation is
denied where the evaluation was reasonable and performed in accordance with the
terms of the solicitation, and where the protester is unable to demonstrate competitive
prejudice.
DECISION
RK Consultancy Services, Inc. of Minneapolis, Minnesota, protests the issuance of a
task order to Nimbus Consulting LLC of Columbia, Maryland, under request for
quotations (RFQ) No. 210501, issued by the Department of Health and Human
Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), for consulting support
services. The protester challenges the agency's evaluation of its quotation.
We deny the protest.
BACKGROUND
On April 19, 2021, CMS issued the RFQ under the procedures of Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR) subpart 8.4, Federal Supply Schedules (FSS). Agency Report (AR),
Tab 2a, RFQ at 1. The RFQ sought quotations for information technology consulting
services to support CMS in implementing national health care transformation. AR,
Tab 2c, Statement of Work (SOW) at 3. The SOW explained that services sought under
the RFQ will provide CMS with strategic, analytic and professional consulting support

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