A firm protested a Navy contract award for an ammunition loading system overhaul and update, contending that the Navy improperly rejected its apparent low bid as nonresponsive. GAO found that: (1) the protester's cover letter accompanying the bid stated that the prices were subject to renegotiation if there were any change in the estimated quantities required; (2) the solicitation was for a firm,...

A BID ACCOMPANIED BY A COVER LETTER IN WHICH THE BIDDER STATED THAT ITS PRICES WERE SUBJECT TO RENEGOTIATION IF THERE WERE ANY CHANGE IN THE ESTIMATED QUANTITIES PROVIDED IN THE IFB WAS PROPERLY REJECTED AS NONRESPONSIVE BECAUSE THE STATEMENT COULD REASONABLY BE INTERPRETED AS INDICATING THE BIDDER'S INTENT TO OFFER OTHER THAN A FIRM. THE PROCUREMENT IS FOR THE OVERHAUL AND UPDATE OF THE LINKLESS...