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[Protest of Air Force Rejection of Bid as Nonresponsive]

B-213228: Mar 5, 1984

A firm protested the Air Force's rejection of its bid under an invitation for bids for facility work. The bid was rejected because the protester failed to acknowledge a solicitation amendment covering wage rates. The protester argued that: (1) the amendment was not material; (2) it acknowledged the amendment verbally; and (3) it relied on oral advice from the contracting officer that it need not a...

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B-213228, MAR 5, 1984

B-213228: Mar 5, 1984

AN AMENDMENT IS MATERIAL. THUS REJECTION OF A BID THAT FAILS TO INCLUDE WRITTEN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF IT IS PROPER. THERE IS A REASONABLE POSSIBILITY UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE SPECIFICATIONS THAT THE SERVICES OF CARPENTERS WILL BE NEEDED. 2.THE ORAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF A MATERIAL AMENDMENT IS NOT PERMISSIBLE. 3. WHERE THE ONLY EVIDENCE ON AN ISSUE IS THE CONFLICTING STATEMENTS OF THE CONTRACTING AGENC...

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