Bid Rejected as Nonresponsive because of Provision for Charge for Past-Due Accounts

A company protested the rejection of its bid as nonresponsive, contending that it should be permitted to delete a statement, unintentionally stamped on the bid, which imposed a 1.5 percent charge per month on past-due accounts. The protest was summarily denied because the bid was properly determined to be nonresponsive since the statement affected price and could not be deleted or waived as a minor informality or irregularity.