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[Protest of Bid Rejection Under DLA Solicitation for Meters]
https://www.gao.gov/products/128250

B-220788: Oct 30, 1985

A firm protested the Defense Logistics Agency's rejection of its bid for meters as nonresponsive, contending that: (1) its error in writing free on board (F.O.B.) in an attempt to restate the inspection/acceptance point was a clerical error that was correctable under the regulations; and (2) its bid was only ambiguous on the matter since it did not strike out the destination requirement preprinted...

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B-220788, OCT 30, 1985, 85-2 CPD 494
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B-220788: Oct 30, 1985

ORIGIN IS NONRESPONSIVE TO AN IFB REQUIRING THAT BIDS BE SUBMITTED ON AN F.O.B. BID THAT IS AMBIGUOUS IN A MATERIAL PROVISION. SO THAT IT IS NONRESPONSIVE UNDER ONE INTERPRETATION AND RESPONSIVE UNDER THE OTHER. SINCE THE PROTEST SHOWS ON ITS FACE THAT IT IS WITHOUT LEGAL MERIT. 4 C.F.R. STEWART-WARNER WAS THE LOW BIDDER UNDER THE IFB. " WHICH IS THE ORIGIN POINT. ONLY WAS ATTEMPTING TO RESTATE TH...

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