Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Filed: Mar. 09, 2005
Whether the Notice of Intent issued by the Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged (Respondent) to award a contract for Medicaid Non-Emergency Transportation Services (Medicaid NET Services) to Medicaid beneficiaries in Broward County to LogistiCare Solutions, LLC (Intervenor) is contrary to Respondent's governing statutes, rules, or policies; Whether the bid or proposal specifications relating to the receipt and evaluation of the Responses to the Requests for Proposals RFP-DOT-04/05-9021-LG (RFP) was clearly erroneous, contrary to competition, arbitrary, or capricious; Whether an evaluator was improperly biased or legally unqualified to render a fair and impartial evaluation; and Whether the provisions of the RFP, Federal law, Chapters 286 and 287, Florida Statutes (2004), or agency policy were violated by the proposed award to Respondent concerning the provision of Medicaid NET Services in Broward County.A member of the evaluation committee for the Request for Proposals for transportation services in Broward County had the appearance of a conflict of interest. The evaluation of the bids was improper and clearly erroneous. Recommend a re-bid.