B-225768: Apr 13, 1987

A firm protested the Forest Service's rejection of its bid for radio equipment as nonresponsive, contending that: (1) it intended to offer equipment that met the specifications, but inadvertently cited the wrong model number in its bid; and (2) since the error was obviously clerical, the Forest Service should have waived it. GAO held that: (1) the Forest Service properly rejected the bid, since it...

B-225768: Apr 13, 1987

EVEN THOUGH THE BIDDER ALLEGES THAT THE WRONG MODEL NUMBER CITED IN ITS BID WAS AN OBVIOUS CLERICAL ERROR SINCE IT CANNOT BE CORRECTED AS A MINOR INFORMALITY OR IRREGULARITY. CMC'S BID WAS REJECTED BECAUSE IT PROPOSED TO FURNISH EQUIPMENT THAT DID NOT MEET THE SPECIFICATIONS. THE FOREST SERVICE DETERMINED THAT CDC'S BID ON ITEM NO. 13 WAS NONRESPONSIVE. CMC ARGUES THAT ITS MISTAKE WAS AN OBVIOUS E...