B-191390: May 8, 1978

WHERE BIDDER IS INFORMED THAT ITS BID IS NONRESPONSIVE BUT THAT CONTRACTING OFFICER WOULD INVESTIGATE TO DETERMINE IF BID COULD BE ACCEPTED. PROTEST FILED WITH GAO WITHIN 10 DAYS OF AGENCY'S REJECTION OF TIMELY PROTEST FILED WITH IT IN RESPONSE TO ITS DECISION IS TIMELY. 2. SOLICITATION IS NOT MISLEADING IN REGARD TO THE MINIMUM BID ACCEPTANCE PERIOD AND BID OFFERING 20-DAY PERIOD IS PROPERLY REJE...

B-191390: Jul 26, 1978

BID MUST BE REJECTED AS NONRESPONSIVE EVEN THOUGH AGENCY COULD HAVE AWARDED CONTRACT TO BIDDER WITHIN THE SHORTER. OFFERED BID ACCEPTANCE PERIOD SINCE OTHERWISE NONCONFORMING BIDDER WOULD HAVE UNFAIR ADVANTAGE OVER OTHER BIDDERS. THE BID WAS REJECTED BECAUSE IT PROVIDED A 20-DAY BID ACCEPTANCE PERIOD INSTEAD OF THE 30-DAY PERIOD REQUIRED BY THE INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB). THE ARGUMENT IS THAT A BID...

B-191390: May 8, 1978

A company protested the rejection of its bid, alleging that the solicitation was misleading with regard to a 30-day minimum bid acceptance period and that the listing of a 20-day bid acceptance period was a minor irregularity that should be waived. The protest was timely since it was filed within 10 days of rejection of a protest filed with the agency, and grounds for protest arose when the bidder...

B-191390: Jul 26, 1978

A company requested reconsideration of a decision denying its protest against rejection of its bid because it did not provide for the same bid acceptance period as did the solicitation. Even though the agency could make the award in less time, the bidder's failure to offer the specified period rendered the bid nonresponsive...