Two firms protested any Air Force contract award to a third firm, contending that the awardee's bid was nonresponsive to an invitation for bids for collection, transportation, and disposal of refuse. The protesters complained that the awardee's bid deviated from the requirement that all unit prices be the same for each year of the multiyear procurement. GAO stated that it will accept a technically...

THE LOW BID WOULD BE LOW EVEN IF CONTRACT WERE TO BE TERMINATED AFTER THE FIRST OPERATIONAL MONTH. NO PREJUDICE WOULD RESULT TO OTHER BIDDERS FROM ACCEPTANCE OF THE LOW BID SINCE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LOW BID AND SECOND LOW BID INDICATES LOW BID WOULD HAVE BEEN LOW EVEN IF THE SECOND LOW BIDDER HAD BEEN PERMITTED TO BID IN THE SAME MANNER. A PROTEST THAT A SOLICITATION IS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE ITS PROVIS...