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[Protest Alleging Ambiguous IFB Specifications]

B-213224: Oct 25, 1983

A firm protested that certain specifications in an invitation for bids issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency were ambiguous and that no vendor could met the delivery schedule. GAO ruled that: (1) the protester's allegation concerning ambiguous specifications was untimely since it was not made prior to bid opening as required under bid protest procedures; and (2) the protester's complai...

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B-213224, OCT 25, 1983

B-213224: Oct 25, 1983

PROTEST THAT SPECIFICATIONS IN INVITATION FOR BIDS ARE DEFICIENT IS UNTIMELY SINCE IT WAS NOT MADE PRIOR TO BID OPENING. 2. GAO WILL NOT REVIEW A CONTRACTING AGENCY'S AFFIRMATIVE DETERMINATION OF RESPONSIBILITY ABSENT A SHOWING THAT THE DETERMINATION WAS MADE FRAUDULENTLY OR IN BAD FAITH OR THAT DEFINITIVE RESPONSIBILITY CRITERIA WERE NOT MET. EMW-83-B 1276 ISSUED BY THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEME...

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