B-285910: Sep 20, 2000

A firm protested the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) rejection of its bid for information management services, contending that EPA improperly determined that its bid did not constitute an "offer" as defined by federal procurement regulations because it was submitted prior to the solicitation's issuance. GAO held that the protester's bid, was a valid offer in response to EPA's solicitation...

B-285910: Sep 20, 2000

DIGEST Proposal submitted prior to the issue date of a request for proposals (RFP) is an offer in response to the RFP that the contracting agency must consider where the agency provided the offeror with prior written notice that it would do so. I have provided our question to you below. Background: STG is an eligible 8(a) for the above referenced opportunity through December 1999. Should STG have...