B-208654: Jan 31, 1983

A firm protested the rejection of its bid as nonresponsive to an invitation for bids (IFB) issued by the General Services Administration. The nonresponsiveness determination was made because the protester did not bid a firm, fixed price for one item as is required in advertised procurements. The protester argued that, since the item represented a small amount of the total bid price, this should ha...

B-208654: Jan 31, 1983

FIXED PRICE AND BID WAS PROPERLY REJECTED AS NONRESPONSIVE. THE IFB WAS FOR ELEVATOR INSPECTION SERVICES IN ARIZONA. GSA DETERMINED THAT THIS WAS NOT A FIRM. GROSFELD ARGUES THAT SINCE THIS ITEM IS A MINOR AMOUNT OF THE TOTAL BID PRICE. GROSFELD ALSO CONTENDS THAT THE STATEMENT IN THE SOLICITATION DOES NOT REQUEST A FIXED PRICE BECAUSE ONE CANNOT KNOW IN ADVANCE HOW LONG AN ELEVATOR REINSPECTION W...