B-234870: Jun 9, 1989

A joint venture protested the Defense Logistics Agency's (DLA) rejection of its bid and any subsequent contract award for hydraulic fluid and lubricating oil, contending that DLA improperly: (1) determined that the bidder's identity was ambiguous; and (2) did not afford it an opportunity to respond. GAO held that DLA properly: (1) rejected the bid, since the bidder identified itself as both a join...

B-234870: Jun 9, 1989

PROCUREMENT - Sealed Bidding - Bid guarantees - Responsiveness - Contractors - Identification Contracting agency's rejection of bid as nonresponsive because of uncertainty as to the identity of the actual bidder is proper where bid was submitted by an entity that certified itself as both a joint venture and a corporation. The protester was the low bidder for one line item after application of the...