B-224577: Jan 8, 1987

A firm protested a Department of Energy (DOE) contract award for forklift trucks, contending that the items the awardee offered in its descriptive literature were not in compliance with the solicitation's requirements. DOE contended that the protester was not sufficiently interested to protest because its descriptive literature was defective, rendering its bid nonresponsive. GAO held that: (1) it...

B-224577: Jan 8, 1987

SECOND LOW BIDDER WHOSE REQUIRED DESCRIPTIVE LITERATURE ALLEGEDLY IS DEFECTIVE IS AN INTERESTED PARTY TO PROTEST THAT LOW BID WAS DEFECTIVE FOR THE SAME REASON. BIDDER'S CIRCLING OF INDIVIDUAL MODEL AND CERTAIN OPTIONS IN COMMERCIAL LITERATURE FOR FORKLIFTS AND ANNOTATING THE LITERATURE TO SPECIFY COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS IS SUFFICIENT TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH SALIENT...