Link: GAO Decision Protestor: Cusack’s Masonry Restoration, Inc. Agency: Department of the Army Disposition: Protest Denied. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: An agency properly rejected a bid as nonresponsive where the bidder provided for completion of performance within 350 days after notice to proceed which would not satisfy the requirement that performance be completed by August 31,
Link: GAO Decision Protestor: 4Granite Inc. Agency: Army Corps of Engineers Disposition: Protest Denied. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Contracting agency properly rejected bid as nonresponsive where the bidder introduced ambiguity regarding material terms of its bid by referencing clauses that conflicted with material terms and conditions of the solicitation. General Counsel PC Highlight: 4Granite Inc. protested
Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs Disposition: Protests denied. Keywords: Responsiveness General Counsel P.C. Highlight: The offeror has the burden of unequivocally demonstrating its compliance with the terms of the RFQ. —————————————————————————————————————————– Kingdomware Technologies protests the decision by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) not to award the firm a purchase order under
Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs Disposition: Protest denied. Keywords: Responsiveness General Counsel P.C. Highlight: It is the vendor’s responsibility to submit a well-written quotation, with adequately detailed information, that clearly demonstrates compliance with the solicitation requirements. —————————————————————————————————————————– TechStart, LLC (TechStart) protests the award of a contract by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) under
Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of Agriculture Disposition: Protest denied. Keywords: Responsiveness General Counsel, P.C. Highlight: Awardee may correct and update expired ORCA certifications and representations after bid opening. —————————————————————————————————————————– The Department of Agriculture issued an invitation for bids (IFB) to award a fixed-price services contract for the removal of tornado debris in Tennessee. The
Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of the Army Disposition: Protest denied. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: 1. Under brand name or equal solicitation, bid which offered similar furniture items, but with different dimensions than those listed in the solicitation, was properly rejected as nonresponsive. 2. Protest against requirements set forth in solicitation is untimely when filed after
Link: GAO Opinion Agency: General Services Administration Disposition: Protest denied. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest challenging rejection of offer for lease of office space is denied where offeror failed to furnish required evidence of a conditional commitment of funds in an amount necessary to prepare the space. General Counsel P.C. Highlight: The protester argues that the