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...

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...