B-208496: Sep 7, 1982

An individual protested the refusal of the Forest Service to accept a bid submitted in response to an invitation for bids for road construction at a national forest. The protester's bid was mistakenly returned with a copy of the amendment to the trail construction solicitation. Days later, the protester discovered that the amendment applied to the trail construction solicitation rather than to the...

B-208496: Sep 7, 1982

THERE IS NO LEGAL BASIS FOR ALLOWING AN UNSUCCESSFUL BIDDER TO RECOVER ANTICIPATED PROFIT. THE SOLICITATION IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS AT HELENA NATIONAL FOREST. WERE ALSO SCHEDULED TO BE OPENED ON JUNE 18. WAS POSTPONED BY AN AMENDMENT TO THE SOLICITAION. BULLOCK'S BID ON THE ROAD CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENT WAS IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO HIS AGENT WITH A COPY OF THE AMENDMENT TO THE TRAIL CONSTR...