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B-190193 1 (1977-12-12)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadflc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: * . ~ r*r~ TIti!r.L~,tir~r~f~Lri ENERAL Orr'taGL.04'4 - . . I' THV U .' < 0 t *TATEB i./A~rJe-ir.. D.C. 20540 FiLE: 901 .Q December 12, 1977 iiAT-rEri c A n or 1:, ! r Cc : y, Inc. DifrEST: Viru sliicication in- ructs bidders to insert petcentawg ,,1 al: for -.inority group employment an d sign appi r.ua) e aiAIrmative action pit, s;igne' bid wi.i.-!, .hrough alleged clerical error, stats gcv1 b L.': required minimum was properly rvcjucted :is ;min-sponsive since compliance with ;ern; of affirs.tive action plan was matter of res po~n;ivens and failure to cownly cannot be a5 -.ior informality and may noP ne )rre-ctOd after bid lperning. '. Ni:;rru nsive bid may not be accepted even though 11 Utln' di &,si lt in economic advantage to the Civt'Ient since acceptance would be inconsistent with maintaJning integrity of competitive bidding system. Armor Elevator Company, !nc. (Armor) protests the rejection o2 its bid as nonresponsiv.i to the affirmative action r3quirements of invitation for bids (IFB) No. 537-65-77, issued by the Veterans Adminititration (VA), and the award of a contract to the second low bidder. The IFB was for modernization of parsenger elevators at the VA West Side Hospital, Chicago, Illinois and contemplated that work would be completed within 862 calendar days. The IFB advised that the certification in Section AP, Notice of Requirement--Submission of Affirmative Action Plan to Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity, wao required to be properly executed and submitted as part of the bid in order !or a bidder to be eligible for award. -I- I_ -q 1 -

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