B-220033:
Dec 6, 1985
A firm protested the Navy's rejection of its bid for mine components as nonresponsive. Another firm, in comments it filed as an interested party to the protest, challenged the Navy's determination that its bid was nonresponsive and questioned the propriety of the Navy's completion of the acquisition by negotiation. GAO found that: (1) the Navy was incorrect in its determination that the first prot...