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[Protest of Proposed Air Force Contract Award for Housing Construction]

B-220575: Sep 27, 1985

A firm protested a proposed Air Force contract award, contending that the proposed awardee's bid should be rejected because the costs for its technical proposal were too low. GAO has held that there is no legal basis for objecting to a below-cost bid. Where, as here, a contracting officer has made an affirmative determination of responsibility, GAO will not question the determination absent a show...

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B-220575, SEP 27, 1985, 85-2 CPD 354

B-220575: Sep 27, 1985

THERE IS NO LEGAL BASIS TO OBJECT TO AN AWARD OF A CONTRACT TO A BIDDER THAT ALLEGEDLY SUBMITTED A BELOW-COST BID. A BID MAY BE REJECTED AS UNREASONABLY LOW ONLY IF THE CONTRACTING OFFICER ALSO DETERMINES THAT THE BIDDER IS NONRESPONSIBLE. PROTESTS AGAINST AFFIRMATIVE DETERMINATIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY ARE ONLY REVIEWED UNDER LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES. SUBMISSION OF AN ALLEGEDLY BELOW -COST BID IS NOT O...

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