https://www.gao.gov/products/141479

B-238670: May 31, 1990

A firm protested the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) rejection of its bid and contract award for map cartons and mailers, contending that USGS improperly determined that its low bid was ambiguous. GAO held that the protester's bid did not fully meet the solicitation specifications, and USGS properly rejected it as nonresponsive. Accordingly, the protest was denied...

https://www.gao.gov/products/448621

B-238670: May 31, 1990

PROCUREMENT - Sealed Bidding - Bids - Responsiveness - Terms - Deviation DIGEST: Bid that modified requirements of an invitation for bids by adding an additional sub-line item is nonresponsive since it contained a material deviation from the terms of the invitation for bids which imposed conditions resulting in a competitive advantage to that bidder. Colorado challenges USGS' determination that it...