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[Protest of HHS Rejection of Bid as Nonresponsive]
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B-234147,B-234147.2: May 23, 1989

A firm protested the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) rejection of its bid for insulated pipes and fittings as nonresponsive and subsequent contract award, contending that HHS: (1) improperly performed the testing of its bid sample; (2) improperly requested resubmittal of bid samples; and (3) should have canceled and resolicited or formally converted the solicitation to a negotiated...

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B-234147, B-234147.2, May 23, 1989, 89-1 CPD 491
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B-234147,B-234147.2: May 23, 1989

PROCUREMENT - Sealed Bidding - Bids - Responsiveness - Samples PROCUREMENT - Sealed Bidding - Contract awards - Competition sufficiency Protest is sustained where contracting officer. HHS rejected Cemco's bid because its required bid sample was found to be nonconforming to the IFB's specifications. The IFB stated that bid samples were to be furnished as part of the bid. Bidders were required to fu...

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