B-209419: Feb 14, 1983

A firm protested a Department of Agriculture (USDA) contract award under a solicitation for a blood cell counter. USDA stated that the protester's bid was rejected because it did not meet the technical specifications required in the invitation for bids (IFB). The protester maintained that its product was equal to or better than that of the awardee and that its bid and product met the stated salien...

B-209419: Feb 14, 1983

PROTEST AGAINST ALLEGED IMPROPRIETIES WHICH ARE APPARENT ON THE FACE OF A SOLICITATION MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO BID OPENING. 2. AN AGENCY'S TECHNICAL EVALUATION OF A BID AND DESCRIPTIVE LITERATURE WILL NOT BE DISTURBED WHERE IT IS NEITHER UNREASONABLE. WHERE A BID IS SUBJECT TO TWO INTERPRETATIONS. UNDER ONE OF WHICH IT IS NONRESPONSIVE. THE BID IS CONSIDERED NONRESPONSIVE AND MUST BE REJECTED. 3. A...