The failure was properly waived. Its bid was nonresponsive and should have been rejected. The agency's requirements for the 12-month base year period were estimated to be 400 rooms. What the typical schedule was for utilization of the hotel facility by the crews. These questions were answered in amendment No. 0001. Bids were opened on June 15. Award was made to Howard Johnson. Holiday Inn contends...

A firm protested a Coast Guard contract award for lodging, contending that the awardee's bid should have been rejected as nonresponsive, since the awardee did not acknowledge a solicitation amendment. GAO held that the Coast Guard properly determined that the awardee's: (1) bid was responsive; and (2) failure to acknowledge the solicitation amendment was a minor informality that could be waived, s...