Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Filed: Jan. 31, 2001
This consolidated proceeding involves protests by Prison Health Services, Inc. (“PHS”), Physician Healthcare Plans, Inc. (“PHP”), and Wexford Health Sources, Inc. (“Wexford”), contesting notices of intended decisions to award contracts posted by the Florida Department of Corrections ("Department") following review and evaluation of proposals submitted pursuant to the Department's Request for Proposals No. 00-DC-7342, “Comprehensive Healthcare at Twelve Institutions in Region IV” (“RFP”). Pursuant to Section 120.57(3)(f), Florida Statutes (2000), the Administrative Law Judge is to conduct a de novo proceeding to determine whether the agency’s proposed action is contrary to the agency’s governing statutes, the agency’s rules or policies, or the proposal specifications.Agency`s proposed award of contract by negotiation was clearly erroneous, contrary to competition, arbitrary, and capricious.
