B-275073,B-275073.2:
Jan 23, 1997
A firm protested a Social Security Administration (SSA) contract award for mail sorting services, contending that the awardee's bid should have been rejected for failure to provide 5-digit zip code sorting services. GAO held that: (1) mail qualification at the 5-digit rate was not a SSA requirement; (2) the only requirement was that SSA receive the benefit of the 5-digit rate if it was available t...