B-218537.3: Jul 3, 1985

A firm protested the Defense Logistics Agency's failure to reject as nonresponsive the low bid submitted under a small business set-aside, contending that the bid was nonresponsive because it failed to acknowledge an allegedly material solicitation amendment. GAO found that the amendment imposed no additional obligations on the low bidder as to quantity, delivery, or price. Since the low bidder bi...

B-218537.3: Jul 3, 1985

SINCE AMENDMENT IS NOT MATERIAL BECAUSE IT DID NOT IMPOSE ON THE BIDDER ANY GREATER LEGAL OBLIGATION THAN THAT ALREADY REQUIRED BY ORIGINAL SOLICITATION. GIBRALTAR CONTENDS THAT J-D'S BID IS NONRESPONSIVE BECAUSE J-D FAILED TO ACKNOWLEDGE AN ALLEGEDLY MATERIAL AMENDMENT (AMENDMENT 001) REDUCING: (1) THE MAXIMUM QUANTITY OF VESTS TO BE PROCURED FROM 270. WE DENY THE PROTEST BECAUSE IN OUR VIEW AMEN...