B-190379: Jan 5, 1978

The protester to a contract award contended that a solicitation for cargo containers was ambiguous and that the ambiquity was responsible for its failure to quote a price in one category. The protester contended that the amount involved in the omission was trivial and should have been waived as a minor informality. The bid was properly rejected; the ommission could not be waived as a minor informa...

B-190379: Jan 5, 1978

LOW BID FOR REPAIR OF REFRIGERATED CARGO CONTAINERS WAS PROPERLY REJECTED FOR FAILURE TO INCLUDE BID PRICE ON ITEM COVERING SITE PREPARATION AND MAINTENANCE OF AREA WHERE CONTAINERS WERE DELIVERED AND STORED. EVEN THOUGH BIDDER CONTENDED THAT PRICE OF ITEM WAS INCLUDED IN BASIC BID PRICE. WORK COVERED BY ITEM WAS REGARDED AS MATERIAL SINCE IT WAS SET OUT IN SPECIFICATIONS IN EXTENSIVE DETAIL AS SE...