B-231746: Jun 28, 1988

A firm protested the Air Force's rejection of its bid for laser equipment, contending that the Air Force should have allowed it to correct a typographical error in its bid, since its specification of a 30-day acceptance period was an inadvertent, typographical error. GAO held that the Air Force properly rejected the bid as nonresponsive, since the 60-day acceptance period provision in the sealed-b...

B-231746: Jun 28, 1988

The bid is nonresponsive and may not be corrected after bid opening. The firm contends that the Air Force should have permitted it to correct its bid because its specification of 30 days was an inadvertent. A provision in a sealed bid solicitation requiring that a bid remain available for acceptance by the government for 60 calendar days in order to be considered for award is a material requiremen...