B-149167: Oct 03, 1962

YOU DID NOT KNOW OF THE EXISTENCE OF OUR OFFICE AT THAT TIME NOR DID YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOU COULD APPEAR TO A SOURCE OUTSIDE THE CONTRACTING AGENCY BEFORE EXHAUSTING ALL ACTIVITY IN THE AGENCY AND YOU BELIEVE THAT YOUR INTERESTS AS LOW BIDDER ARE SUPERIOR TO THOSE OF THE BIDDER THAT WAS AWARDED THE CONTRACT. IN ANY CASE IN WHICH IT IS DETERMINED IN THIS OFFICE THAT A PROTEST IS VALID. WE ARE CONF...

B-149167: Aug 31, 1962

WAS REJECTED BY THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT ON THE GROUND THAT A PROPERLY EXECUTED BOND WAS NOT FURNISHED. THE BOND FORM IN THE INSTANT CASE INCLUDED A STATEMENT TO THE EFFECT THAT THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY OFFERED BY THE SURETIES WAS TWICE THE AMOUNT OF THE BOND. SPACES FOR THE SURETIES' SIGNATURES WERE PROVIDED AT THE END OF THE FORM. INDICATING THAT THEIR SECURITY WAS TWICE THE AMOUNT OF THE BON...