Skip Navigation
Advanced Search

U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)

U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)
  • Reports & Testimonies
  • Bid Protests &
    Appropriations Law
  • Key Issues
  • About GAO
  • Multimedia

The report you requested was not found, or there is more than one product with this report number. Please select from this list of similar report numbers.


Protest of Bid Rejection as Nonresponsive

B-201609: Feb 9, 1981

A company protested the rejection of its bid as nonresponsive because the company enclosed a cover letter with its bid requesting that it be allowed to withdraw its bid if it was the successful bidder on another government contract. The company contended that this letter was enclosed with the bid upon advice from agency personnel. Procurement regulations provide that bids are to be rejected when a...

  • pdf icon View Decision (PDF, 3 pages)
B-201609, FEB 9, 1981

B-201609: Feb 9, 1981

CONTENTION THAT PROTESTER WAS MISLED BY AGENCY PERSONNEL CONCERNING ENCLOSURE OF COVER LETTER WITH ITS BID WHICH LED TO REJECTION OF BID IS WITHOUT MERIT SINCE SOLICITATION PROVIDED THAT ORAL EXPLANATIONS WERE NOT BINDING AND ERRONEOUS ADVICE GIVEN BY AGENCY PERSONNEL CANNOT ACT TO ESTOP AGENCY FROM REJECTING NONRESPONSIVE BID AS IT IS REQUIRED TO DO SO BY LAW. 2. BID CONTAINING COVER LETTER WHICH...

  • html report icon View Decision (HTML)
U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)
  • Press Center
  • Copyright & Terms of Use
  • FOIA Requests
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Scam Alerts
  • Inspector General
  • Accessibility
  • No FEAR Act Data
  • Restricted Reports
  • Sitemap