B-212938: Feb 22, 1984

A firm protested the rejection of its bid by the General Services Administration (GSA). GSA rejected the bid because of a discrepancy found between the legal entity shown on the bid and the legal entity shown on the bid bond. The invitation for bids (IFB) required a bid bond and stated that failure to provide such a bid guarantee in the proper form might be cause for bid rejection. The protester a...

B-212938: Feb 22, 1984

DIGEST: WHERE DISCREPANCY EXISTS BETWEEN LEGAL ENTITY SHOWN ON THE BID AND LEGAL ENTITY SHOWN ON THE BID BOND AND IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO CONCLUDE FROM THE BID ITSELF THAT THE INTENDED BIDDER WAS THE SAME LEGAL ENTITY AS THE NAMED PRINCIPAL ON THE BID BOND. BID WAS PROPERLY REJECTED AS NONRESPONSIVE SINCE BID AS SUBMITTED IS. GSA DETERMINED THAT FUTURE ELECTRIC'S BID WAS NONRESPONSIVE BECAUSE THERE...