B-287480: Jun 25, 2001

A firm protested a Navy contract award for a heating system, contending that the awardee failed to acknowledge an amendment to the solicitation. GAO held that the amendment provisions cited by the protester merely clarified existing solicitation terms, and any price difference attributable to those provisions was negligible. Accordingly, the protest was denied...

B-287480: Jun 25, 2001

DIGEST Protest of award on basis that awardee failed to acknowledge solicitation amendment is denied where amendment provisions cited by protester merely clarified existing solicitation terms. Where any price difference attributable to those provisions is negligible. Failure to acknowledge an amendment that is not material may be waived as a minor informality. The protester contends that S&S's bid...