B-224950: Dec 19, 1986

A firm protested the Forest Service's rejection of its bid as nonresponsive, contending that the Service should have allowed it to cure its defective bid guarantee. GAO noted that the protester made its bid guarantee payable to the president of its corporation and not to the Service. GAO held that the Service properly rejected the protester's bid as nonresponsive, since maintaining the integrity o...

B-224950: Dec 19, 1986

TRANS SOUTH'S BID WAS REJECTED AS NONRESPONSIVE BECAUSE ITS BID GUARANTEE WAS DEFECTIVE. TRANS SOUTH ARGUES THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PERMITTED TO CURE THE DEFECT. BIDDERS WERE CAUTIONED THAT FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN ACCEPTABLE BID GUARANTEE WOULD REQUIRE REJECTION OF THE BID AS NONRESPONSIVE UNLESS THERE WERE NO OTHER ACCEPTABLE BIDS. TRANS SOUTH'S BID WAS REJECTED AS NONRESPONSIVE BECAUSE THE BANK MO...