Nonresponsive Bids Due to Subcontractor Listing Requirement, and Subsequent Waiver

A bidder listed its own name for work category requiring subcontract to meet special fabrication specifications, thus violating subcontractor listing requirement. Where all bids were nonresponsive to that requirement, GAO will not object to its waiver, since it is not prejudicial and will yield contract meeting Government's needs. The fact that a protest on another procurement was withdrawn after agency's representation that all bids would be rejected on the subject solicitation did not preclude waiver here. Waiver of requirement was not objected to, and the low bid could be accepted.