Medline, Cardinal Health Keep VA Medical Supply Awards

Feb. 9, 2021, 9:08 PM UTC

The Department of Veterans Affairs reasonably awarded Medline Industries Inc. and Cardinal Health LLC 200 contract line items to provide medical/surgical distribution and supply services despite a protest by Owens & Minor Distribution Inc., the GAO said in a decision released Tuesday.

Owens & Minor didn’t show that its experience providing services to Defense Logistics Agency required the VA to give it a higher technical evaluation rating, the Government Accountability Office said.

Owens & Minor also didn’t demonstrate that the awards were tainted by significant organizational conflicts of interest in the awardees’ bids, based on their dual roles as both ...

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