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[Protest of Air Force Rejection of Bid for Operator Services]

B-278050: Nov 25, 1997

A firm protested the Air Force's rejection of its bid and contract award for telephone operator services, contending that: (1) its bid was not mathematically unbalanced; and (2) the Air Force had not identified any evidence that it would not exercise all the contract options. GAO held that the Air Force reasonably rejected the protester's bid as materially unbalanced, since the bid included a fron...

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Matter of: Technology Services International, Inc. File: B-278050 Date: November 25, 1997

B-278050: Nov 25, 1997

DIGEST Apparent low bid was properly rejected as materially unbalanced where the bid. The successful contractor will provide telephone switchboard services 24 hours a day. Bidders were informed that the agency would evaluate bids by adding the prices bid for the base and option periods. Which cautions that a bid may be rejected as nonresponsive if the prices are materially unbalanced. [1] The agen...

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