B-220327: Jan 29, 1986

A firm protested the rejection of its low bid under a Navy solicitation for torpedo shipping containers, contending that the Navy improperly rejected its bid. The Navy rejected the bid because the protester did not acknowledge a solicitation amendment or include a delivery schedule. GAO held that: (1) the amendment was not material because it had a negligible effect on price and was effectively a...

B-220327: Jan 29, 1986

BIDS - INVITATION FOR BIDS - AMENDMENTS - FAILURE TO ACKNOWLEDGE - WAIVED AS MINOR INFORMALITY A BIDDER'S FAILURE TO ACKNOWLEDGE AN AMENDMENT THAT ADDS TWO CONTAINERS TO EACH OF FIVE PREVIOUSLY-SCHEDULED DELIVERIES OF CONTAINERS IS NOT A MATERIAL DEVIATION REQUIRING REJECTION OF THE BID AS NONRESPONSIVE. IT MAY BE TREATED AS A MINOR INFORMALITY THAT MAY BE CURED AFTER BID OPENING WHEN THE BIDDER H...