A firm protested the Army Corps of Engineers' rejection of its bid for painting services, contending that the Corps: (1) improperly rejected its bid as nonresponsive; and (2) should have waived its failure to acknowledge a solicitation amendment as a minor informality, since its bid price reflected the change in requirements. GAO held that the: (1) protester's bid did not clearly indicate that its...

A bid which on its face is an offer to paint 1. 800 square feet but which contains an extended price that is more consistent with a bid based on 18. 000 square feet is ambiguous and cannot reasonably be construed as constructively acknowledging an amendment that increased the required surface to be painted from 1. Avalotis's bid was rejected as nonresponsive because the protester did not acknowled...