B-228792: Sep 1, 1987

A firm protested the Coast Guard's rejection of its bid for pile construction as nonresponsive, contending that it erroneously specified an acceptance period that was less than the solicitation required. GAO held that the Coast Guard properly rejected the bid, since the: (1) bid acceptance period was a material requirement; and (2) protester's bid failed to offer the required minimum period. Accor...

B-228792: Sep 1, 1987

The bid is nonresponsive on its face and must be rejected. The procurement is for construction of piles for navigation structures in the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway. Petersen complains that the Coast Guard improperly determined that its bid was nonresponsive for offering a bid acceptance period less than the minimum 60-day period required by the government in the solicitation. Since it is cle...