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B-184970 1 (1976-04-15)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaddpp0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER G3ENERAL DECISION OF THE UNITED STATES -WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FILE: B-184970 DATE: April 13, 1976 MATTER OF: Cummins Diesel Engines, Inc. O DIGEST: 1. Untimely protest is considered on merits because it reflects serious misunderstanding by agency of concepts of responsi- bility and responsiveness as applied in prior GAO decisions. 2. Inclusion in IFB of six pages of Descriptive Schedules con- taining over 200 blanks in which bidders were to insert specific information concerning equipment being supplied; which were expressly made part of specifications; which were to be furnished with bid; and as to which bidders were advised to fill in all blanks or be found nonresponsive, was a descriptive literature require- ment even though agency failed to use descriptive literature clauses prescribed by regulations. 3. Bidder's failure to complete blanks in Descriptive Schedules made bid nonresponsive and was not matter of bidder's responsi- bility as claimed by agency. 4. Statement in cover letter accompanying bid that bidder would supply equipment specified in Descriptive Schedules or equal'! was reservation by bidder of right to substitute unidentified com- ponents for those described in bid, thereby rendering bid nonresponsive. 5. Bidder's failure to submit with bid manufacturer's horsepower curves substantiating engine horsepower claimed in bidder's entry upon Descriptive Schedules also resulted in nonresponsive bid. 6. No basis exists for rejection of bid as nonresponsive under argument that generator offered would not meet specifications where bidder inserted acceptable information in Descriptive Schedules and furnished with bid letter from generator manufacturer certifying that generator would comply with specifications. PTBLUSHTED DECISION' 55 Comp. Gen........ I

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