B-222541: Jun 24, 1986

A firm protested any Defense Industrial Supply Center contract award for sheet steel, contending that the two other bids were nonresponsive because they contained restrictions on the disclosure of their manufacturing facilities, contrary to the solicitation specifications. GAO found that: (1) the solicitation required bidders to provide the name and location of their manufacturing facilities; and...

B-222541: Jun 24, 1986

A PROTEST FILED WITH THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE MORE THAN 2 MONTHS LATER IS UNTIMELY. BRUSSELS CONTENDS THAT BOTH FIRMS' BIDS WERE NONRESPONSIVE BECAUSE THE BIDS CONTAINED RESTRICTIONS ON DISCLOSURE OF THE FIRMS' MANUFACTURING FACILITIES. WHEN BIDS WERE OPENED ON FEBRUARY 7. BRUSSELS WERE THE LOWEST. IMMEDIATELY BELOW THE LISTING WAS A HAND- STAMPED NOTATION READING "WE REQUEST PRIVILEGED INFOR...