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[Protest of Navy Rejection of Bid as Nonresponsive]

B-216676: Feb 19, 1985

A firm protested the Navy's rejection of its bid as nonresponsive, contending that its failure to provide a price for one of the solicited items was a minor informality which should have been waived. An agency may waive a defect in a bid as a minor informality if the defect is immaterial and if the waiver will not be prejudicial to other bidders. GAO found that the omission of the price appeared t...

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B-216676, FEB 19, 1985, 64 COMP.GEN. 279

B-216676: Feb 19, 1985

THE CHANGE EFFECTED BY THE AMENDMENT WAS IMMATERIAL. ITS LOW BID WAS REJECTED BECAUSE IT DID NOT CONTAIN A PRICE FOR THE BID ITEM 2. LESLIE & ELLIOTT MAINTAINS THAT ITS FAILURE TO PROVIDE A PRICE FOR BID ITEM 2 IS A MINOR INFORMALITY WHICH SHOULD BE WAIVED BY THE NAVY. THE NAVY IS WITHHOLDING AWARD PENDING OUR RESOLUTION OF THE PROTEST. BID ITEM 1 WAS FOR ALL CONSTRUCTION WORK EXCEPT FOR THAT COVE...

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