[Protest of USCG Rejection of Low Bid as Nonresponsive]

A firm protested the rejection of its bid as nonresponsive to a Coast Guard solicitation. GAO noted that the bidder named on the bid was different from the principals named on the bid bond. GAO held that the Coast Guard properly rejected the bid as nonresponsive and materially defective since the bid identified one firm as the bidder, while the bid bond named two firms. Accordingly, the protest was dismissed.