B-220004.3: Jan 17, 1986

A firm protested a proposed Navy contract award for mess attendant services, contending that, since neither the low bidder nor the second low bidder submitted the required documents, they were both nonresponsive. GAO noted that: (1) the low bidder had withdrawn its bid; (2) the Navy had erroneously reported that the second low bidder did not submit a required amendment; and (3) the protester conte...

B-220004.3: Jan 17, 1986

CONTRACTS - PROTESTS - ALLEGATIONS - UNSUBSTANTIATED DIGEST: PROTESTER'S ALLEGATION THAT LOWER BIDDERS WERE NONRESPONSIVE FOR FAILING TO SUBMIT AMENDMENTS AND MANNING DOCUMENTS IS WITHOUT MERIT WHERE LOW BIDDER WITHDREW ITS BID AND SECOND LOW BIDDER SUBMITTED THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND THE ONLY EVIDENCE TO SHOW THAT IT DID NOT IS THE PROTESTER'S CONFLICTING ALLEGATION. ALLEGES THAT THE TWO LOWER...