B-205016: May 17, 1982

A firm protested the award of a contract, contending that its low bid was improperly rejected as nonresponsive because of unsolicited descriptive literature submitted with its bid. The agency rejected the bid because the product described in the protester's literature did not meet the specifications in several areas and there was no indication that the protester intended to make any modifications...

B-205016: May 17, 1982

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SUCH LITERATURE AND BID IS SUFFICIENT SO THAT LITERATURE. COVER LETTER STATING THAT EQUIPMENT MEETS ALL REQUIREMENTS IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO DISASSOCIATE SUCH DESCRIPTIVE LITERATURE FROM THE BID AND PREVENT BID FROM BEING REJECTED AS NONRESPONSIVE. LOGE CONTENDS THAT ITS LOW BID WAS IMPROPERLY REJECTED AS NONRESPONSIVE BECAUSE OF UNSOLICITED DESCRIPTIVE LITERATURE SUBMITTED WITH...