B-228449: Feb 22, 1988

A firm protested a Navy contract award for navigational positioning systems, contending that the Navy should have rejected the awardee's offer because its equipment did not meet the solicitation requirements. GAO held that the matter was one of bidder responsibility, which it would not consider. Accordingly, the protest was dismissed...

B-228449: Jan 19, 1988

A firm protested the Army's rejection of its bid for dredge repair as nonresponsive, contending that its low bid: (1) proposed prices for all the required work; and (2) did not specify a price for one area because it did not require work other than that specified under the general requirements. GAO held that the Army unreasonably interpreted the protester's bid as refusing to obligate itself to pe...

B-228449: Jan 19, 1988

Contracting agency improperly rejected as nonresponsive a bid which included the notation "no work specified" for one line item since the bidder was obligated to perform the work called for by the line item by another general provision in the IFB. The work covered by each line item was described in corresponding technical provisions in the IFB. The system is designed to remove debris and moisture...

B-228449: Published: Jan 19, 1988. Publicly Released: Jan 19, 1988.

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