B-232633: Dec 22, 1988

A firm protested a Veterans Administration (VA) contract award for electrocardiograph recording paper, contending that VA improperly rejected its bid as nonresponsive for failure to comply with a federal registration requirement. GAO held that VA: (1) improperly rejected the bid as nonresponsive, since the protester's failure to comply with registration requirements pertained to its responsibility...

B-232633: Dec 22, 1988

Firm's noncompliance with solicitation provision calling for Food and Drug Administration approval is a matter of the firm's responsibility. Agency's rejection of bid as nonresponsive instead of making responsibility determination (and referring any negative responsibility determination to the Small Business Administration for Certificate of Competency review) was improper. Consideration of whethe...