B-272413: Sep 11, 1996

A firm protested a General Services Administration (GSA) contract award for tool kits, contending that the awardee's bid was nonresponsive. GAO held that: (1) GSA reasonably determined that the awardee's bid was responsive to the solicitation requirements; and (2) it would not review the affirmative responsibility determination, since the protester did not provide evidence of fraud or bad faith. A...

B-272413: Sep 11, 1996

Low bid which unequivocally offered to perform in accordance with solicitation requirements is responsive. Protest styled as questioning bid responsiveness which actually relates to affirmative determination of responsibility is not for review by our Office absent circumstances not present here. Wright argues that Sigma's bid for one of the items was nonresponsive because Sigma offered a nonconfor...