B-183245: Aug 14, 1975

40 HOURS PER WEEK (MINIMUM NUMBER OF PERSONNEL TO BE PROVIDED WAS DETERMINED BY DIVIDING SQUARE FOOTAGE OF AREA TO BE SERVICED BY MINIMUM SQUARE FOOTAGE WHICH SOLICITATION REQUIRED EACH WORKER TO COVER PER DAY WHICH WAS 20. PROTEST THAT USE OF MANNING CHARTS IN DETERMINING ADEQUACY OF BID IS FALLACIOUS AND THAT CRITERIA OR STANDARDS FOR DETERMINING RESPONSIVENESS OF BIDS WERE NONEXISTENT AT TIME O...

B-183245: Aug 14, 1975

The protester objected to the rejection of its bid as nonresponsive and to the award of the contract to another bidder. Where the invitation provided that in order to meet minimum performance standards the contractor had to furnish a minimum number of hours, the protester's bid, predicated on a lessor number of manhours, was properly rejected as nonresponsive. There was no basis for the protester'...