B-229492: Mar 8, 1988

A firm protested a proposed General Services Administration (GSA) contract award for the lease of office space, contending that: (1) the proposed awardee's bid did not meet a solicitation requirement for access to two-way transit bus service; and (2) it could offer, at a lower price, a building with access to one-way service. GAO held that the: (1) proposed awardee's building had access to one-way...

B-229492: Mar 8, 1988

PROCUREMENT - Competitive Negotiation - Solicitation for Offers - Interpretation - Office Space DIGEST: Protest is sustained where protester reasonably interpreted solicitation requirement that any proposed office space be located in a building that has transit bus service within a quarter mile to mean service in both directions although agency maintains one-way service is sufficient under the sol...