The General Services Administration (GSA) requested reconsideration of a sustained protest against its rejection of a bid for airport janitorial services. GAO had held that GSA: (1) improperly rejected the protester's bid on the basis that sureties could not claim their equity in personal residences as net worth; and (2) should terminate the awardee's contract, make award to the protester, and rei...

Decision sustaining protest against agency's determination that individual sureties on bid guarantee were unacceptable for pledging their personal residences. When in fact there was no prohibition against pledging of personal residences in support of guarantee. Is affirmed on reconsideration even though. Original decision was correct based on issues. Agency presents new information in requesting r...