B-273028: Nov 13, 1996

A firm protested the Government Printing Office's (GPO) rejection of its bid for the printing and distribution of Department of Labor general wage determination reports, contending that GPO: (1) improperly rejected its bid as mathematically unbalanced; and (2) accepted its similar bid under a previous solicitation. GAO held that: (1) GPO reasonably determined that the protester's bid was mathemati...

B-273028: Nov 13, 1996

Protester's low bid was properly rejected as unbalanced where it contained mathematically unbalanced prices and the agency had a reasonable doubt. Copy Graphics argues that its low bid was improperly rejected. Price entries were required for three groups of items: (1) printing and binding. The contract was to be awarded to the bidder who submitted the lowest total price. ADDITIONAL OPERATIONS: (a)...