A firm protested the proposed award of a contract to another company, contending that the proposed awardee made an error in its bid which should have resulted in the rejection of its bid as nonresponsive. The invitation for bids (IFB) included a schedule sheet upon which bidders were to enter prices which included first article testing, and the proposed awardee entered a unit price on the page. Th...

PROTESTER WHO IS SECOND LOW BIDDER AND THEREFORE WOULD BE IN LINE FOR AWARD IF LOW BID IS REJECTED. IS AN "INTERESTED PARTY" UNDER OUR BID PROTEST PROCEDURES. 2. LOW BID NEED NOT BE REJECTED BECAUSE PRICE BASED ON WAIVER OF FIRST ARTICLE TESTING WAS SO OUT OF LINE AS TO SUGGEST OBVIOUS MISTAKE. SINCE AGENCY HAS DETERMINED THAT FIRST ARTICLE TESTING WILL NOT BE WAIVED FOR LOW BIDDER. FIRM'S BID ON...