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B-182664 1 (1979-02-21)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadixr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER 1ERAL DECISION OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. 0. C. 20548 FILE: B-182664 DATE: February 21,1975 MATTER OF: Garamond Pridemark Press DIGEST: Bid which omitted price for two items was properly rejected as nonresponsive where solicitation requires bidder to bid on all items listed, because omissions affect bidder's basic obligation to deliver supplies being procured. Furthermore, bidder's subsequent offer to not charge for omitted items does not make bid responsive since responsiveness of bid must be determined at bid opening. Garamond Pridemark Press (Garamond) protests the award of a contract to the next low bidder under Government Printing Office (GPO) invitation for bids, Program 312-5, production of folders and booklets for the National Park Service, Department of Interior. The solicitation divided the work into two categories. Category I was for the production of booklets and folders with four-color process illustrations, and Category II was for all other orders. The solicitation contemplated a requirements-type contract for these publications. GPO reports that where historical data permitted, estimated quantities were set forth in the solicitation and bidders were advised that their bids would be evaluated by multiplying their unit rates by the estimated quantities. Thus evaluated, the three bids received for Category I were as follows: O'Neil/Vanskiver, Inc. $157,319.35 Garamond/Pridemark Press (Garamond) $177,809.70 A. Hoen & Company, Inc.. $192,.542.60 Since O'Neil/Vanskiver, Inc. was determined nonresponsible, Garamond, as second low bidder, came under consideration for award. However, an examination of Garamond's bid revealed that it had failed to insert unit rates for Items 2(a)(6) and 2(a)(7), separate covers for four-color process booklets. Subsequent to bid opening Garamond stated that its unit rates were $75 for Item 2(a)(6) and $84 for Item 2(a)(7). Later, it offered both items for no charge. GPO remained of the opinion that the omissions rendered Garamond's bid nonresponsive, and award of Category I was made to A. Hoen as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. - 1-

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