A firm protested the rejection of its bid under an invitation for bids issued by the Army for oil transporting systems. The Army rejected the bid because the protester had not installed a system which had been operating for 2 years as required by the solicitation. The protester argued that the rejection of its bid was improper, since the specification only required offerers to have all equipment m...

BIDDERS - INQUIRERS - DUTY TO INQUIRE - EXISTENCE OF PATENT DISCREPANCY IN INVITATIONS DIGEST: ALTHOUGH A SOLICITATION CLAUSE THAT INTENDED TO REQUIRE THE BIDDER TO FURNISH STANDARD PRODUCTS THAT HAD BEEN SATISFACTORILY IN USE AS A SYSTEM FOR 2 YEARS FORM A MANUFACTURER REGULARLY ENGAGED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF SUCH PRODUCTS WAS AMBIGUOUS. SHOULD HAVE INQUIRED AS TO ITS INTENDED MEANING PRIOR TO BID...