Protest to Rejection of Bid for Failure to Submit Descriptive Literature

A company protested rejection of its bid for failure to submit required descriptive literature, arguing that inclusion of this requirement in the solicitation was unnecessary and that, even if the requirement were reasonable, there was no prohibition against submitting literature after bid opening. The protest alleging impropriety in solicitation was untimely. Failure to submit the required literature made the bid nonresponsive and could not be cured by subsequent action. The agency's determination that the next low bidder conformed to requirements was not found to be erroneous or arbitrary.