B-225126: Feb 26, 1987

A firm protested the Army Corps of Engineers' rejection of its bid as nonresponsive because it failed to comply with the material solicitation specifications, contending that: (1) it did not include its own rate schedule as part of its bid, but only for informational purposes; and (2) a footnote to the item of work was not a qualification of its bid but a clarification of an unclear specification...

B-225126: Feb 26, 1987

PROCUREMENT - SEALED BIDDING - BIDS - RESPONSIVENESS - AMBIGUOUS PRICES DIGEST: BID WAS PROPERLY REJECTED AS NONRESPONSIVE WHEN AN ACCOMPANYING COMMERCIAL RATE SCHEDULE CAUSED BID TO VARY FROM THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE IFB AND TO FAIL TO INCLUDE A FIRM. THE ARMY REJECTED HBH'S BID BECAUSE INCLUDED WITH IT WAS THE FIRM'S OWN RATE SCHEDULE. HBH CONTENDS THAT IT INCLUDED ITS OWN RATE SCHEDULE O...