B-209131: Mar 22, 1983

A firm protested a Navy contract award under an invitation for bids (IFB) for radioactive contamination protection rubber gloves. The protester's low bid was rejected as nonresponsive to IFB specifications pertaining to wrist size. The protester argued that the size variance was a minor and immaterial informality which should have been waived. GAO has held that an agency's technical conclusions wi...

B-209131: Mar 22, 1983

BID TAKING EXCEPTION TO GLOVE WRIST WIDTH SIZE SPECIFICATION WAS PROPERLY REJECTED AS NONRESPONSIVE SINCE WRIST WIDTH IS MATERIAL ASPECT OF GLOVES BECAUSE OF THE NEED TO ENSURE THE TIGHT FIT OF THE GLOVES FOR SAFETY IN HANDLING RADIOLOGICALLY CONTAMINATED MATERIAL. 2. POSSIBILITY THAT THE GOVERNMENT MIGHT REALIZE MONETARY SAVINGS IF A MATERIAL DEFICIENCY IS ALLOWED TO BE CORRECTED OR WAIVED IS OUT...