B-233002: Feb 1, 1989

A firm protested the Army's rejection of its bid for radiator core assemblies, contending that the Army improperly refused to allow it to correct a clerical error and identify the principal on whose behalf it submitted the bid. GAO held that the Army properly rejected the bid, since: (1) the bid did not identify the principal; and (2) correction of the bid would be tantamount to a new bid. Accordi...

B-233002: Feb 1, 1989

PROCUREMENT - Competitive Negotiation - Offers - Principal/agent relationships - Identification DIGEST: Protest against rejection of proposal allegedly submitted by offeror's agent is denied where the agent did not identify the principal or disclose its agency relationship in the proposal. Which is not permitted except in limited circumstances not present in this case. Hay-Holland contends that li...