B-228926: Oct 14, 1987

A firm protested the Army's rejection of its bid as nonresponsive, contending that acceptance of its bid would be in the best interests of the government. GAO held that: (1) the Army properly rejected the protester's bid, since it did not comply with clearly stated solicitation specifications regarding the delivery schedule; and (2) possible monetary savings did not justify acceptance of a nonresp...

B-228926: Oct 14, 1987

" that is. Is nonresponsive to a required delivery schedule of within 60 days after date of contract. The bid was rejected because it failed to comply with the required delivery schedule set forth in the solicitation. The solicitation states that offers that propose delivery that "will not clearly fall within the applicable required delivery period ... will be considered nonresponsive and rejected...