B-222599: Aug 27, 1986

A firm protested a Navy contract award for the replacement of windows and screens, contending that: (1) the awardee's bid was nonresponsive, since it offered residential-grade windows instead of the required commercial grade; and (2) it did not have a fair chance to compete because the specifications led it to offer the more expensive windows. GAO determined that: (1) the protester's interpretatio...

B-222599: Aug 27, 1986

CONTRACTS - AWARDS - ERRONEOUS - CORRECTIVE ACTION - NOT RECOMMENDED DIGEST: CONTRACT AWARD WAS IMPROPER WHERE AGENCY'S INTENT TO ELIMINATE A SOLICITATION REQUIREMENT WAS NOT CLEARLY COMMUNICATED IN A SOLICITATION AMENDMENT. SO THAT PROTESTER REASONABLY WAS MISLED AS TO THE AGENCY'S ACTUAL NEEDS INTO OFFERING A MORE EXPENSIVE SYSTEM THAN IT OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE. BRELAND'S BID WAS NONRESPONSIVE AND...