A firm protested the Army's rejection of its bid for power supplies, contending that the Army improperly determined that its bid was nonresponsive. GAO held that the protester's bid's qualification regarding minimum option quantities took exception to solicitation specifications that reserved the Army's unilateral right to determine minimum option quantities. Accordingly, the protest was denied...

PROCUREMENT - Sealed Bidding - Qualified bids - Responsiveness DIGEST: Bid was properly rejected as nonresponsive where the bid contained a provision requiring the government to order a minimum option quantity. Bidders were advised that the government would evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The purpose of addi...