B-194202: Jul 3, 1979

ISSUES RAISED BY BIDDER'S PROTEST AFTER BID HAS EXPIRED WILL BE DECIDED ON MERITS AS FILING OF PROTEST EVIDENCES INTENTION TO ACCEPT AWARD IF PROTEST IS SUSTAINED. 2. POSSIBILITY THAT GOVERNMENT MIGHT REALIZE MONETARY SAVINGS IN PARTICULAR PROCUREMENT IF MATERIAL BID DEFICIENCY IS WAIVED. IS OUTWEIGHED BY IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING INTEGRITY OF COMPETITIVE BIDDING SYSTEM. KARI-VAC WAS ADVISED BY GS...

B-194202: Jul 3, 1979

A firm protested when its bid, which included an interest charge for payments made after 30 days, was rejected as nonresponsive even though the firm had requested that the charge be deleted from its bid. The General Services Administration contended that the inclusion of a service charge in the bid rendered it nonresponsive and that the bidder could not delete the service charge after bid opening...