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B-421768 Jul 26, 2023 1 (2023-07-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaoozo0001 and id is 1 raw text is: U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Comptroller General Washington, DC 20548 of the United States Decision Matter of: Provizor Federal, Inc. File: B-421768 Date: July 26, 2023 Marilon Green-Hickson, for the protester. Colby L. Sullins, Esq., John G. Terra, Esq., and Kevin E. Bolin, Esq., Department of Defense, for the agency. Anh-Thi H. Le, and Evan D. Wesser, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest alleging that the terms of the solicitation improperly permit some offerors to consolidate multiple prior corporate experience references to increase self-scoring in a manner unduly restrictive of competition is denied where the protester's interpretation of the solicitation is unreasonable and inconsistent with the solicitation's terms. DECISION Provizor Federal, Inc. (Provizor), of Columbia, Maryland, challenges the terms of request for proposals (RFP) No. HT001523R0004-MQS2-NG (Medical Q-Coded Support and Services - Next Generation), which was issued by the Department of Defense, Defense Health Agency (DHA), for the award of multiple indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts for health-related services. The protester argues that the terms of the solicitation are unduly restrictive of competition, enable unfair evaluation results, and are unclear and ambiguous. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The RFP, which was issued on November 15, 2022, and subsequently amended seven times, seeks proposals to provide health-related services in the areas of ancillary, dental, medical support, nursing, and physician services requirements. RFP at 1-3. The RFP anticipates the award of up to 5 IDIQ contracts, each with a 5-year base period of performance and a 5-year option period. Id. at 3, 94. The maximum ordering value of the multiple award IDIQ contracts is $44 billion. Id. at 3.

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