DIGEST: REJECTION OF BID AS NONRESPONSIVE IS PROPER WHEN BID IS UNSIGNED AND NOT ACCOMPANIED BY OTHER MATERIAL INDICATING BIDDER'S INTENTION TO BE BOUND. USIA REJECTED THE BID BECAUSE IT WAS UNSIGNED. WALSTON ARGUES THAT THE TYPEWRITTEN NAMES SERVE AS A SIGNATURE AND THAT THE AGENCY'S DELAY IN REJECTING THE BID (WALSTON'S BID WAS REJECTED APPROXIMATELY 5 DAYS AFTER BID OPENING) SHOULD CAUSE THE BI...

A firm protested an agency's rejection of its bid under an invitation for bids issued for janitorial and maintenance services. The bid was rejected because it was not signed; it contained the typewritten name of the bidder and of the person authorized to sign. The protester contended that: (1) the typewritten name served as a signature; (2) the agency's delay in rejecting the bid should cause the...