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[Protest of Proposed Navy Contract Award for Construction]

B-226477: Mar 17, 1987

A joint venture protested a proposed Navy construction contract award, contending that the Navy should have rejected the awardee's bid as nonresponsive, since the bid did not include a size-status certification. GAO held that: (1) the awardee's failure to certify its size did not affect its responsiveness, since the Navy did not need that information to determine whether the bid met the solicitati...

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B-226477, MAR 17, 1987, 87-1 CPD 299

B-226477: Mar 17, 1987

THE PROTESTER CONTENDS THAT CAROTHERS' BID SHOULD HAVE BEEN REJECTED AS NONRESPONSIVE FOR FAILURE TO INCLUDE A CERTIFICATION OF THE FIRM'S SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STATUS. IT IS WELL ESTABLISHED THAT A BID MUST DEMONSTRATE ONLY THE BIDDER'S COMPLIANCE WITH THE IFB'S TERMS MATERIALLY AFFECTING PRICE. THE FAILURE TO CERTIFY SIZE STATUS DOES NOT AFFECT THE BID'S RESPONSIVENESS BECAUSE THAT INFORMATION IS...

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