B-224371: Sep 12, 1986

A firm protested a Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) contract award to any other bidder for hydraulic cranes, contending that: (1) DLA improperly interpreted the two low bidders' line-item prices for one item; (2) under a correct interpretation, its bid would be low; (3) the two low bids were nonresponsive; and (4) the low bidder was nonresponsible because of a transfer in ownership. DLA contended th...

B-224371: Sep 12, 1986

PROTEST ALLEGING THAT COMPETITOR'S LOW BID IS NEITHER LOW NOR RESPONSIVE AND SHOULD BE REJECTED NEED NOT BE FILED BEFORE AGENCY NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO AWARD TO COMPETITOR SINCE GROUNDS FOR PROTEST DO NOT ARISE UNTIL PROTESTER HAS LEARNED OF AGENCY ACTION OR INTENDED ACTION ADVERSE OR INIMICAL TO PROTESTER'S POSITION. ALLEGATION THAT AGENCY IMPROPERLY EVALUATED BIDDER'S PRICE FOR TECHNICAL MANUA...