Paradise Construction Company

A firm protested the rejection of its bid for a Department of the Air Force contract for the sealing of four maintenance hangar roofs, contending that the Air Force improperly determined that its bid bond was insufficient and that its bid therefore was nonresponsive. GAO held that the bid was properly rejected as nonresponsive because it contained a commercial bid bond form that limited the surety's liability to the government in the event of a default to the difference between the protester's bid and the new award amount, contrary to the terms of the solicitation. Accordingly, the protest was denied.