B-232340: Nov 23, 1988

A firm protested the Army's rejection of its bid for amplifiers as nonresponsive, contending that: (1) the Army improperly determined that its bid was materially unbalanced; and (2) it properly included the cost of special tooling in its bid because the tool was necessary for production of the first article. GAO held that the Army properly rejected the protester's bid, since: (1) it included speci...

B-232340: Nov 23, 1988

PROCUREMENT - Sealed Bidding - Unbalanced bids - Materiality - Responsiveness DIGEST: Low bid in which the unit price for the fabrication of the first article test items was 238 times greater than the unit price for production items and included special tooling costs that would be used in the production quantity properly was rejected as materially unbalanced because award. Would have resulted in a...