https://www.gao.gov/products/442298

B-184228: Jan 2, 1976

CONTRACTS - SPECIFICATIONS - FAILURE TO FURNISH SOMETHING REQUIRED - AMENDED SPECIFICATION NOTICE NOT RECEIVED FAILURE TO ACKNOWLEDGE MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB) WHICH WAS RECEIVED AND ACKNOWLEDGED BY ALL OTHER BIDDERS JUSTIFIES REJECTION OF BID EVEN THOUGH BIDDER CLAIMS IT WAS NEVER RECEIVED. SO LONG AS THERE WAS NO DELIBERATE AND CONSCIOUS EFFORT ON PART OF AGENCY TO EXCLUDE...

https://www.gao.gov/products/099265

B-184228: Jan 2, 1976

The protester objected to the agency's determination that its bid was not responsive because of its failure to acknowledge an amendment. The failure to acknowledge a material amendment to the solicitation justified rejection of the bid, even though the bidder claimed the amendment was never received, so long as there was no deliberate effort to exclude the bidder from competition. The failure to a...