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Protest Against VA Contract Award

B-204991: Apr 20, 1982

A firm protested the award of a contract under an invitation for bids (IFB) issued as a small business set-aside by the Veterans Administration (VA) for alterations to the food service facilities at a VA medical center. The protester contended that the awardee's bid should have been rejected as nonresponsive because of the firm's bidding approach and that the awardee was not a small business and t...

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B-204991, APR 20, 1982

B-204991: Apr 20, 1982

THE FAILURE TO FOLLOW AN IFB'S INSTRUCTIONS PRECISELY WITH RESPECT TO HOW TO ENTER A BID PRICE FOR A DEDUCTIVE BID ITEM DOES NOT RENDER THE BID UNACCEPTABLE WHERE THE INTENDED BID PRICE IS OBVIOUS FROM THE BID. 2. PROTEST THAT AWARDEE UNDER A SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED A SMALL BUSINESS FIRM BECAUSE IT IS CONTROLLED BY A LARGE BUSINESS IS DISMISSED SINCE THE SMALL BUSI...

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