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B-186793, AUGUST 9, 1976

B-186793: Aug 9, 1976

FORMALLY ADVERTISED PROCUREMENT DID NOT REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF BID BOND AND REJECTION OF PROTESTER'S BID FOR FAILURE TO SUBMIT BOND WAS IMPROPER. IS WITHOUT MERIT AS FIRST STEP RFP REQUIRED BID BOND AND SECOND STEP IFB WAS BASED ON OFFERORS' ACCEPTABLE TECHNICAL PROPOSALS AND GOVERNMENT SPECIFICATIONS UNDER FIRST STEP. PROTEST THAT SECOND STEP CONTAINED NO SPECIFICATION IS DENIED FOR SAME REASON. 2...

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Rejection of Bid as Nonresponsive in Two-Step Procurement

B-186793: Aug 9, 1976

A company protested rejection of its bid in the second step of a two-step, formally advertised procurement for failure to submit a bid bond with the bid. Only bidders whose first step technical proposals are accepted by the Government are eligible to compete in the second step of a two-step procurement and, since the protester did not submit a bid bond as required in step one, its bid was properly...

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