AFFIRMATIVE DETERMINATION OF WHICH IS NOT REVIEWED BY GAO EXCEPT IN CASES OF FRAUD OR MISAPPLICATION OF DEFINITIVE RESPONSIBILITY CRITERIA SET FORTH IN SOLICITATION. SINCE NEITHER EXCEPTION IS APPLICABLE. PROTEST IS DISMISSED. GILLETTE ASSERTS THAT CECILE'S AND HELENWOOD'S BIDS ARE "NONRESPONSIVE" BECAUSE A SHORTAGE OF THE REQUIRED MATERIAL WILL CAUSE ACTUAL COSTS TO EXCEED THEIR BID PRICES. GILLE...

A firm protested the proposed award of contracts under an invitation for bids (IFB) issued by the Defense Logistics Agency. The protester asserted that the awardees' bids were nonresponsive because a shortage of the required material will cause actual costs to exceed their bid prices. Therefore, the protester asserted that the bids were not based on the IFB specifications. In addition, the protest...