THE BID OF ZARN IS NONRESPONSIVE. SECTION "B" OF THE SOLICITATION LISTING "SUPPLIES/SERVICES AND PRICES" REQUIRED THE CANTEENS TO HAVE M-1 CAPS - A CAP WHICH. PERMITS USE OF A CANTEEN WHILE A SOLDIER IS WEARING A GAS MASK UNLIKE PREVIOUS CANTEENS WHICH USE A "SCREW CAP.". THE DETAILS OF THE M-1 CAP WERE SHOWN ON A MICROFICHE COPY OF DRAWING 8-1-33. THIS DRAWING WAS ENTITLED "CANTEEN. REFERENCES TO...

A firm protested the award of a contract alleging that the awardee's bid was nonresponsive, because it failed to ackowledge a material amendment to the solicitation. A solicitation modification corrected revision letters for product design drawings, and the low bidder did not acknowledge its receipt; nevertheless, the procuring agency considered the failure to be waivable as a minor informality an...