B-228356: Jan 6, 1988

A firm protested the Army's rejection of its bid for closed circuit television systems as nonresponsive, contending that the: (1) solicitation's specifications were imprecise; (2) Army provided only verbal clarification of the solicitation requirements; and (3) Army should have considered its bid, since it was low. GAO held that the: (1) protester untimely filed its protest concerning the defectiv...

B-228356: Jan 6, 1988

Protest based on alleged improprieties in a solicitation that are apparent prior to bid opening must be filed prior to that date. Fixed-price contract for furnishing and installing surveillance system is nonresponsive where the bid price is conditional upon the contracting agency providing telephone lines to support the system. The Army found that the bid was qualified by statements. Howard argues...