B-215855: Sep 11, 1984

A firm protested the General Services Administration's rejection of its bid for failing to acknowledge a solicitation amendment, arguing that it did not receive the amendment from the agency in time to properly modify its bid. GAO noted that bids are generally rejected for failing to acknowledge an amendment affecting wage rates and that the bidder bears the risk of late or nonreceipt of an amendm...

B-215855: Sep 11, 1984

BIDS - INVITATION FOR BIDS - AMENDMENTS - FAILURE TO ACKNOWLEDGE - WAGE DETERMINATION CHANGES DIGEST: BID WAS PROPERLY REJECTED FOR FAILURE TO ACKNOWLEDGE A SOLICITATION AMENDMENT WHICH CHANGED THE APPLICABLE WAGE RATE EVEN THOUGH BIDDER DID NOT RECEIVE THE AMENDMENT UNTIL AFTER BID OPENING SINCE THE AMENDMENT WAS MATERIAL AND WAS MAILED BY AGENCY IN SUFFICIENT TIME. THERE IS NO ALLEGATION THAT TH...