B-183529: Aug 19, 1975

ALTHOUGH AMENDMENT WAS DEFICIENT FOR FAILURE TO INCLUDE THE REQUIRED NOTIFICATION FOR ACKNOWLEDGMENT. PROTEST IS AGAINST ACCEPTANCE OF BID CONTAINING AN ALLEGEDLY UNACKNOWLEDGED AMENDMENT AND NEED NOT BE FILED PRIOR TO BID OPENING AS REQUIRED FOR PROTESTS AGAINST SOLICITATION IMPROPRIETIES. 2. THE PROTESTER CONTENDS THAT BEVARD'S BID WAS NONRESPONSIVE SINCE IT DID NOT INCLUDE AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF...

B-183529: Aug 19, 1975

The protester objected to the award of a contract, alleging that the successful bidder was nonresponsive due to its failure to include an acknowledgment of a material amendment to the solicitation. Although the amendment was deficient, the protest was against the acceptance of a bid containing an allegedly unacknowledged amendment and was, therefore, timely filed after bid opening. The acceptance...