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B-183681 1 (1975-08-20)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadcnv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION . 1t24. OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D. C. 20548 FILE: B-183681 DATE: August 20, 1975 MATTER OF: Quinn Glass Company DIGEST: 1. Where vice president of firm handprinted name and title in Signature box on bid form, bid is acceptable as handprinted name is as acceptable as script written if intended as signature, which intent is evidenced by location of printing. 2. Failure to acknowledge amendment which advised bidders that funds were not presently available for performance after June 30, 1975, and that Government's obligation beyond that date was contingent upon availability of funds may be waived as minor informality under ASPR § 2-405 because under General Requirements of IFB, Government was under no obligation to order any specified amount of work and, there- fore, amendment did not increase or decrease obligation of bidder or Government. Quinn Class Company (Quinn) has protested to our Office the award of a contract to Alert Glass, Inc. (Alert), under invitation for bids (IFB) No. N62474-75-C4378 issued by the Western Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command. The bases of Quinn's protest are that (1) Alert failed to acknowledge and return amendment 00001 to the IFB and (2) that the bid of Alert was unsigned. Amendment 00001 added a new paragraph to the IFB advising bidders that funds were not presently available for performance under the contract after June 30, 1975, and that the Government's obligation beyond that date was contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds for the remainder of the contract period (March 13, 1976). Section 2-405 of the Armed Services Procurement Regulation (ASPR) (1974 ed.) provides that the failure of a bidder to acknowl- edge receipt of an amendment may be.regarded as waivable or a cor- rectable minor informality or irregularity in the bid when the - 1

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