B-265979: Jan 11, 1996

An individual protested the Army Corps of Engineers' rejection of her bid for mailroom services, contending that the Corps improperly: (1) rejected her bid as nonresponsive due to her reference to cost-of-living adjustments in her option year prices; and (2) failed to obtain clarification of her bid prices. GAO held that the Corps: (1) properly rejected the protester's bid as nonresponsive, since...

B-265979: Jan 11, 1996

Agency properly rejected bid as nonresponsive where handwritten notation on the bid schedule that "yearly increases is based on 3% or COLA. Whichever is greater" is subject to interpretation that protester failed to offer a firm. The firm placed the following handwritten notation at the bottom of the bid schedule: "Note: Yearly increases is based on 3% or COLA. Whichever is greater.". The referenc...