B-223300:
Jun 24, 1986
An incumbent contractor protested any award to a lower bidder under a Navy solicitation for custodial services, contending that each of the lower bids was nonresponsive because its own price was the absolute minimum cost of providing the required services. GAO found that: (1) submission of a below-cost bid was not an adequate basis for bid rejection; (2) the protester's allegation that the lower b...