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B-187964 1 (1977-01-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadeis0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I I - C THE COMPTnOLLUN WENERAL or TM UNrTED UTATE WAUMINGTON. O.C. 0048 DATE: Jamfry 13, 1977 C'-I- Lj r ___ I- MATTER OF: City Ambulance of Alabama, Inc. DIGEST:. 1. Completion after bidlope;ng of various stanr'k-d representations and certifications is proper since 'hey do n- elate to bid re- aponsiveness and failure to submit them with bid may be waived as minor informality. 2. Failure of low bidder to list ambulances and equipi eA it would use in perfoniLng ambulazine service' ontract did hot render low bid nonresponsive as omission relates to respionAthility of bidder rather than to responsiveness of bid, since procure- ment was for furniuhing of services and not for furistshing am- bial.4ces and equipment except a1s incident to furnishing services, and since bidder is legally obligated to furnish ambulances and equipment having acceptible minimum characteristics. The Veterans Administration (VA) has requested 4n advance decision as to whether It can accept the apparnt low, bid for am- bulance seririce under iivitation for bids (IFB).No. 619-10-77 issued by the VA Hospitil. MoriLgbmry. Alabaima. The low bidder, City Ambulifrice of Alabama (City). iand the second low bidder, Haynes AmbulinceServie'(Haynes), lailed'to coihiplete various certifica- tions and ep(esentations In thir bids. Both bidders failed to corm- plie the Equal Opportuidty and Affiliation and Identifjrig Data provisions on Standard Form 3. iis well as the certifications in the-Special Conditions of the IF. for Affirmativc Action Compliance Program, Minority Business Enterprise, and Employment of the Handicapped. In addition, City also left blank the Contingent Fee representation on Standard Form 33. VA has recorifmended that itk bepermitted to waive Haynes' failure to complete the various :ertification and representations as minor informalities. We are of the opinion that the. omissions on the part oi both City and Hatneu may be properly ivaived as minor Informalities or irregularities under section 1-2. 405 of th-* Federal Procurement Regulationa (19864 ed.). Our Office has consistently held that completion of the subject representatiens and certifications is not required to determi ine whether a bid meets the requtrements of the specifications or other solicitation provisionu and therefore does not affect responsiveness -1- I DECISION FiLE: B-187964 I I

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