B-265656: Dec 1, 1995

A firm protested the Naval Facilities Engineering Command's (NAVFAC) rejection of its bid for antenna support tower repairs, contending that NAVFAC should have: (1) waived its failure to acknowledge a solicitation amendment prior to bid opening, since the amendment did not materially affect its bid; and (2) accepted its acknowledgement, since it signed and mailed the acknowledgement prior to bid o...

B-265656: Dec 1, 1995

Since the rates are mandated by the Davis-Bacon Act and there is no evidence that the bidder otherwise was legally required to pay its employees wages of at least those amounts. Its acknowledgment should be considered since it was received by the agency only 1 day late. The IFB was issued on May 10. Whose use was anticipated on the project. Bid opening was held on July 11. Was rejected as nonrespo...