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Protest against Failure to List Subcontractor and Ambiguous Specifications

B-187458: Apr 7, 1977

Bidder protested that contract awardee was nonresponsive and failed to list subcontractors as required. Subcontractors which perform less than certain percentage of work are excluded from "subcontractorlisting." Where different sections of specifications overlap, any qualified firm listed in any section can perform work. Certain specifications were ambiguous, but provided no cause to reject low bi...

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B-187458, APRIL 7, 1977

B-187458: Apr 7, 1977

BIDDER'S FAILURE TO LIST SUBCONTRACTOR WHO WILL PERFORM BETWEEN .026 AND .077 PERCENT OF CONTRACT MAY BE WAIVED AS AN INCONSEQUENTIAL DEVIATION TO LISTING REQUIREMENT. 2. MANUFACTURERS WHO ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PERFORM ON-SITE WORK AND WHOSE COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE PRODUCTS WILL REQUIRE NO SIGNIFICANT OR CRITICAL MODIFICATIONS. ARE NOT SUBCONTRACTORS FOR PURPOSES OF THE INVITATION'S LISTING OF SUBCON...

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