B-211587.3: Mar 4, 1985

A firm requested reconsideration of a decision which upheld the Department of the Interior rejection of its bid as nonresponsive. The requester contended that, since a bureau within Interior purchased the requester's offered product using the same solicitation, Interior should have found its bid to be responsive. Interior showed that the bureau had misinterpreted the specifications; thus, the requ...

B-211587.3: Mar 4, 1985

ANOTHER BUREAU OF THE SAME AGENCY IS NOT ESTOPPED OR PRECLUDED FROM REJECTING A SIMILAR BID THAT OFFERS EQUIPMENT WHICH DOES NOT CONFORM TO THE SPECIFICATIONS. PRIOR DECISION HOLDING THAT IT WAS PROPER TO REJECT A BID OFFERING ROAD GRADERS WITH "NO-SPIN" DIFFERENTIALS SUBMITTED UNDER A SPECIFICATION REQUIRING ROAD GRADERS WITH "LOCK UNLOCK" DIFFERENTIALS IS AFFIRMED. WHERE NO ERROR OF FACT OR LAW...