Procacci v. State, Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services

WEBSTER, Judge.

Appellant, Pat Procacci, seeks review of a final administrative order, adopting all findings of fact and conclusions of law contained in a hearing officer’s recommended order, by which appellee Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (HRS) awarded a competitively bid lease for office space to appellee Lima Development Corporation (Lima). Because we conclude that HRS improperly surrendered to the hearing officer its evaluation and selection responsibilities incident to the competitive bidding process, we reverse.

The operative facts are not in dispute. The hearing…