B-200503: Feb 24, 1981

A firm protested the award of a contract to a second firm under an invitation for bids (IFB) issued by the General Services Administration (GSA). The firm contended that the bid of the awardee should have been rejected as nonresponsive for failing to entirely complete the subcontractor list in the IFB. The firm further contended that the IFB should have been canceled and readvertised because of th...

B-200503: Feb 24, 1981

BIDDER WHO COMPLETED LIST OF SUBCONTRACTORS IS IN NO MORE PREJUDICIAL POSITION THAN BIDDER WHO DID NOT. SINCE ALL BIDDERS WOULD HAVE HAD SAME OPPORTUNITY TO BID SHOP AFTER AWARD WHERE IFB DID NOT CONTAIN CLAUSE REQUIRED TO RESTRICT PRACTICE OF BID SHOPPING FOR SUBCONTRACTORS. C. KORA & WILLIAMS CONTENDS THAT THE FORT MYER BID SHOULD HAVE BEEN REJECTED AS NONRESPONSIVE FOR FAILING TO COMPLETE ENTIR...