A firm protested any Air Force contract award to the low bidder under a solicitation for line replacement, contending that the low bidder improperly submitted an alternate bid, using nonconforming equipment. GAO held that the Air Force was not precluded from accepting the bid that met the solicitation specifications, even though the offerer also submitted an unauthorized alternate bid. Accordingly...

The government is not precluded from accepting that offer which meets the specifications. 790 was in conformance with the specifications. Edling argues that B & B's bid was nonresponsive because the IFB did not allow submission of alternate bids. One which will meet the specifications and the other which will not. The government is not precluded from accepting that offer which will meet the specif...