B-229062: Nov 13, 1987

A firm protested the Defense Logistics Agency's (DLA) rejection of its low bid for hydraulic ramps as nonresponsive, contending that DLA: (1) improperly required a bid bond, since the contract cost did not justify one; and (2) should waive its initial failure to submit a bid bond, since its late bid met the requirement. GAO held that: (1) DLA properly rejected the protester's bid, since it did not...

B-229062: Nov 13, 1987

The IFB had four provisions relating to the bid guarantee: block 13.B stated that a guarantee was required. Bid guarantees were required. Section L.5 stated that the estimated magnitude of the construction was between $25. In contending that its bid should not have been rejected. A bid bond may be required only when a performance or payment bond is mandated. Because the IFB stated the bid bond req...