A firm protested a Navy contract award for painting services, contending that the Navy improperly rejected its bid because its proposed individual bid bond surety was unacceptable. GAO held that the Navy properly rejected the protester's surety as unacceptable, since the protester did not clearly establish the acceptability of its proposed individual surety. Accordingly, the protest was denied...

The agency reasonably found surety unacceptable and bid was properly rejected. Pamfilis objects to the rejection of its bid on the ground that its proposed individual bid bond surety was unacceptable. In the event the bid bond was executed by an individual surety. If real estate assets were pledged. Whether any real estate taxes are due and payable. 000 was the apparent low bid at bid opening on S...