B-201339: Mar 10, 1981

A firm protested the determination by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that its bid was nonresponsive. The record showed that FAA issued an invitation for bids (IFB) for the furnishing and installing of fire detection devices and associated equipment at the Air Traffic Control Tower, Lambert Field, St. Louis, Missouri. FAA also issued two amendments to the IFB. The first amendment changed...

B-201339: Mar 10, 1981

FAILURE TO ACKNOWLEDGE TIMELY AMENDMENT WHICH DECREASES COST OF CONTRACT PERFORMANCE IS MINOR INFORMALITY WHICH MAY BE WAIVED. AMENDMENT NO. 2 WAS ISSUED TO "CLARIFY" THAT CERTAIN WORK MENTIONED IN AN IFB DRAWING WAS NOT. FORTY-ONE PROSPECTIVE CONTRACTORS WERE SOLICITED. THE LOWEST OF THE SIX BIDS RECEIVED WAS SUBMITTED BY SIGNAL. THE FAA CONTENDS THAT AMENDMENT NO. 2 WAS MATERIAL BECAUSE "IT AFFE...