B-206932: Apr 16, 1982

A firm protested the rejection of its low bid as nonresponsive, contending that it mistakenly bid on an F.O.B. origin basis rather than on the F.O.B. destination basis as required by the invitation for bids. The protester stated that this mistake was insignificant. GAO has held that, where a solicitation requires that bids be sumitted on an F.O.B. destination basis, a bid which specifies that deli...

B-206932: Apr 16, 1982

DESTINATION BIDS IS REQUIRED WHERE BID SPECIFIES THAT DELIVERY WILL BE F.O.B. A&H CONTENDS THAT THIS MISTAKE IS INSIGNIFICANT. WE HAVE HELD THAT WHERE A SOLICITATION REQUIRES THAT BIDS BE SUBMITTED ON AN F.O.B. A BID WHICH SPECIFIES THAT DELIVERY WILL BE F.O.B. ORIGIN IS NONRESPONSIVE. SINCE THE EXCEPTION TAKEN BY A&H TO THE DELIVERY REQUIREMENT OF THE IFB IS A MATERIAL ONE AFFECTING THE SUBSTANCE...