B-197610.2: Apr 22, 1980

A firm requested reconsideration of a prior decision in which its protest that the Navy should have been permitted to accept its revived bid was denied. In the earlier decision, GAO determined that acceptance of the protester's revived bid would have compromised the integrity of the competitive bid system. Since the request for reconsideration was nothing more than a general disagreement with the...

B-197610.2: Apr 22, 1980

MIL STD ARGUES THAT THE NAVY SHOULD HAVE BEEN PERMITTED TO ACCEPT ITS REVIVED BID. MIL-STD BELIEVES OUR POSITION IS INCONSISTENT BECAUSE A REVIVED BID "IS VALID" AND COULD PROPERLY BE ACCEPTED UNDER GOVERNING STATUTES AND REGULATIONS. WE STATED THAT: "AN ACCEPTANCE LIMITATION MADE A CONDITION OF A BID IS SOLELY FOR THE BENEFIT AND PROTECTION OF THE BIDDER AND. MAY BE WAIVED BY HIM IF HE IS STILL W...