U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Bid Protests #B-423868

Professional Services for Naval Medicine Force Development Center

This opportunity involves a major professional services procurement for the Department of the Navy's Naval Medicine Force Development Center. - Government Buyer: - Department of the Navy - Naval Supply Systems Command - Naval Medicine Force Development Center - Scope of Services: - Broad professional services supporting medical force development - Strategic communications, hybrid analytic solutions, and technology innovation - Optimization of access-to-care standards for operational forces - Program management, data management and visualization, predictive analytics - Strategy and policy development, integration, education and training - Logistical support, business analysis, performance metrics, and project management - Technical requirements may include IT tools, software development, and use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies - Notable Requirements: - Emphasis on technical and analytic services, including AI/ML development and IT optimization - Set aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB) - No specific OEMs, vendors, products, or part numbers are named in the solicitation - Estimated contract value is approximately $4.1 million

Description

This procurement concerns a protest by JDSAT, Inc., a service-disabled veteran-owned small business, regarding the scope of the Department of the Navy's Request for Quotations (RFQ) No. N0018925QZ455 for professional services. The RFQ seeks professional services supporting the Naval Medicine Force Development Center through strategic communications, hybrid analytic solutions, technology innovation, and optimizing access-to-care standards for operational forces. The protest challenges whether the solicitation exceeds the scope of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) Operations, Plans & Readiness multiple-award contract (MAC) and whether the agency properly considered small business set-aside rules. The protest was denied in part and dismissed in part, with the GAO finding the task order within the broad scope of the BUMED contract and the protester’s arguments regarding scope and set-aside requirements unpersuasive.

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