B-192994: Jun 22, 1979

A company protested the failure of the Veterans Administration to clarify certain drawings and specifications in an invitation for bids (IFB). The protester maintained that the drawings and specifications were so indefinite and ambiguous that competitive bidding was impossible. Provisions of the IFB are ambiguous only where two or more reasonable interpretations are possible. Therefore, the IFB wh...

B-192994: Jun 22, 1979

PROVISIONS OF INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB) ARE AMBIGUOUS ONLY WHERE TWO OR MORE REASONABLE INTERPRETATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IFB WHICH REQUIRED BIDDERS TO SUBMIT ALTERNATE BIDS ON PROGRESSIVELY SMALLER QUANTITIES OF WORK IS NOT MADE AMBIGUOUS BY ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS WHICH REFER TO "BID OPTIONS" SINCE BID ITEMS WERE DEFINED BY TERMS OF IFB BID FORM AND IT WAS CLEAR DRAWINGS MERELY CONTEMPLATED DIFFERENT...