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Protest Alleging Improper Rejection of Bid

B-200678: Jul 13, 1981

A firm protested the award of a contract by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to supply a road grader. BIA rejected the protester's low bid as nonresponsive because descriptive data submitted with the bid indicated that the equipment offered would produce only 168 net flywheel horsepower, not 170 horsepower as specified in the invitation for bids (IFB). The protester believed that the rejection o...

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B-200678, JUL 13, 1981

B-200678: Jul 13, 1981

DIGEST: ALLEGED DISCREPANCY OF TWO NET FLYWHEEL HORSEPOWER BETWEEN 168 HORSEPOWER ROAD GRADER BID AND 170 HORSEPOWER IFB REQUIREMENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN WAIVED AS MINOR DEVIATION SINCE IT HAD NO EFFECT ON EITHER PRICE. THE PROTESTER'S LOW BID WAS REJECTED BECAUSE DESCRIPTIVE DATA SUBMITTED WITH THE BID INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE POWERING THE GRADER WOULD PRODUCE ONLY 168 NET FLYWHEEL HORSEPOWER. NET F...

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