B-181473: Feb 13, 1975

REJECTION OF BID AS NONRESPONSIVE FOR FAILURE TO FURNISH SUFFICIENT DESCRIPTIVE LITERATURE WAS PROPER EVEN THOUGH BIDDER CLAIMS AGENCY PERSONNEL HAD PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF ITS PRODUCT AND EVEN THOUGH SUFFICIENT INFORMATION WAS FURNISHED AFTER BID OPENING AS IT IS FUNDAMENTAL RULE OF COMPETITIVE BIDDING THAT RESPONSIVENESS MUST BE DETERMINED FROM CONTENTS OF BID AT TIME OF BID OPENING. 2. WAS DEFECTIVE...

B-181473: Feb 13, 1975

A company protested the rejection of its bid as nonresponsive for failure to furnish sufficient descriptive literature, contending that agency personnel had knowledge of its product prior to bid opening and that it had submitted sufficient information with its bid. The bid was properly rejected since responsiveness must be determined from the contents of the bid. The solicitation was defective sin...