Link: GAO Decision Protestor: BCI Construction USA, Inc. Agency: Department of the Army Disposition: Protest Denied. _________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Where an invitation for bids required the submission of a bid guarantee, agency properly rejected protester’s bid as nonresponsive where protester’s bid bond listed an incorrect bid opening date and a solicitation number for a different
Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs Disposition: Protest sustained. Keywords: Bid Bond; IFB General Counsel P.C. Highlight: The sufficiency of a bid bond depends on whether the surety is clearly bound by its terms. A bid bond that names a principal different from the bidder is deficient, and the bid must be rejected, unless
Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of Army Disposition: Protest denied. Keywords: IFB; Bid compliance General Counsel P.C. Highlight: A bid must comply in all material respects with the IFB and should be filled out, executed, and submitted in accordance with the instructions. —————————————————————————————————————————– The Department of the Army (Army) issued an invitation for bids (IFB) for
Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of Veteran Affairs Disposition: Protest denied. Keywords: Invitation for Bid General Counsel P.C. Highlight: Bidders are responsible for delivering their bids to the proper place at the proper time. Where a bid is delivered by a commercial carrier, the bid is regarded as hand-carried. —————————————————————————————————————————– Stephen Lucas Construction, LLC (Stephen) protests
Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of the Army Disposition: Protest denied. Keywords: Bid restrictions; Cancellation General Counsel P.C. Highlight: An Agency is free to cancel an IFB, even after bid opening, where the Agency determines that the IFB is overly restrictive and that the agency could enhance competition by loosening the restrictions and still meet