B-241581.2: Apr 17, 1991

A firm protested the Air Force's termination of its contract and subsequent award to another firm for building maintenance, contending that the Air Force improperly determined that the awardee's bid bond was responsive. GAO held that the Air Force improperly determined that the deficiencies in the new awardee's bid bond did not render it unenforceable, since the bid bond did not sufficiently ident...

B-241581.2: Apr 17, 1991

PROCUREMENT - Sealed Bidding - Bid guarantees - Responsiveness - Invitations for bids - Identification DIGEST: Bid should be rejected as nonresponsive where it is accompanied by a bid bond containing an incorrect solicitation number. Since there is no objective evidence that the bond was intended to apply to the procurement. Grafton McClintock alleges that there are material defects in Baidarka's...