https://www.gao.gov/products/132856

B-225758: Apr 30, 1987

A firm protested the General Services Administration's (GSA) rejection of its bid for sand bags, contending that: (1) an alteration in the testing procedure would have resulted in satisfactory results for its product; (2) since GSA planned to delete the test from future solicitations, it should have waived the requirement in the instant procurement to take advantage of the protester's low bid; and...

https://www.gao.gov/products/456989

B-225758: Apr 30, 1987

PROTEST THAT CERTAIN EQUIPMENT TEST SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN REQUIRED BY SOLICITATION IS DISMISSED AS UNTIMELY SINCE IT WAS FILED AFTER BID OPENING. DAYTON WAS FOUND NONRESPONSIBLE AFTER GSA DETERMINED THE FIRM'S BAGS COULD NOT PASS THE TEST. THE CONTRACTING OFFICER DETERMINED THAT DAYTON WAS NONRESPONSIBLE BECAUSE DAYTON'S BAGS FAILED THE DROP TEST AND BECAUSE A PREAWARD SURVEY REPORT INDICATED THAT...