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[Protest of Proposed Air Force Contract Award]

B-209446: Mar 24, 1983

A firm protested a proposed Air Force contract award for the construction of a commissary, contending that the awardee was nonresponsive because it submitted a defective bid bond. The solicitation required each bidder to submit a bid bond with its bid and stated that failure to furnish the bond could be cause for the bid's rejection. The protester contended that the the awardee's bond was ambiguou...

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B-209446, MAR 24, 1983

B-209446: Mar 24, 1983

DESIGNATES ONE SURETY AT TOP OF BOND FORM BUT IS EXECUTED AT BOTTOM OF FORM BY A DIFFERENT SURETY. BOND IS DEFECTIVE AND BID IS NONRESPONSIVE. BECAUSE IT IS NOT CLEAR WHICH SURETY IS AGREEING TO BE BOUND. ATLAS CONTENDS THAT HANCON'S BID IS NONRESPONSIVE BECAUSE IT HAS SUBMITTED A DEFECTIVE BID BOND. THE SOLICITATION WAS ISSUED ON JUNE 18. 1982 AND BIDS WERE OPENED ON SEPTEMBER 15. HANCON'S WAS LO...

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