B-200122: May 13, 1981

A firm protested the rejection of its bid as nonresponsive and the award of contracts to two other firms. The invitation for bids (IFB) was a total small business set-aside which required the bidder to state that it would furnish items manufactured or produced by small business concerns. The IFB also required the bidder to state that it was not a large business. The protester failed to complete th...

B-200122: May 13, 1981

WHICH FAILED TO INDICATE WHETHER BIDDER WOULD FURNISH MATERIALS MANUFACTURED OR PRODUCED BY SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS WAS PROPERLY REJECTED AS NONRESPONSIVE. WAS FOR ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND SWEEPING COMPOUND. WE AGREE THAT THE BID WAS NONRESPONSIVE AND. DAYTON WAS THE LOW BIDDER ON SEVERAL ITEMS. INCLUDED IN THE IFB WERE REPRESENTATIONS COMPLETED BY DAYTON AS FOLLOWS: "THE OFFEROR REPRESENTS AS PART...