B-234883: Apr 19, 1989

A firm protested a General Services Administration contract award for solid waste collection and disposal, contending that the awardee's bid was unbalanced. GAO held that the protester, as third low bidder, was not sufficiently interested to protest, since it would not be in line for award even if its protest were sustained. Accordingly, the protest was dismissed...

B-234883: Apr 19, 1989

On a solicitation under which award was made to the low responsible. Is not an interested party under General Accounting Office Bid Protest Regulations to protest propriety of award to bidder which allegedly submitted an unbalanced bid. ETW contends that WMI submitted an unbalanced bid which is therefore nonresponsive. The agency has informed us that ETW is the third low bidder. That the second lo...