B-229844: Apr 13, 1988

A firm protested a General Services Administration (GSA) solicitation for binders, contending that: (1) the specifications were ambiguous concerning operational accessories; and (2) GSA was inconsistent in its interpretations of the required binder dimensions. GAO held that the: (1) solicitation was not ambiguous, since the schedule of items indicated that there were no optional accessories; and (...

B-229844: Apr 13, 1988

Issue raised for the first time in conference comments is not for consideration when it could have been raised in the initial protest. Solicitation for loose-leaf binders is not ambiguous despite alleged discrepancy between specification which refers to optional accessories and schedule of items which does not provide for them since order of precedence clause in solicitation resolves any such inco...