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B-192979 1 (1979-01-30)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadgwl0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISIO 2rJlyl OF THE UNITED STATES 0 0 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FILE: B-192979 DATE: January 30, 1979 MATTER OF: Jonard Industries Corporation DIGEST: Bid submission, with samples, which included typewritten name and title of person authorized to sign but no signature, was properly rejected as nonresponsive and was not subject to correction or waiver as a minor infor- mality under Federal Procurement Regu- lations § 1-2.405(c) (1964 ed.). Jonard Industries Corporation (Jonard) protests the rejection of its unsigned low bid submitted in response to solicitation No. FTAN-F5-10087-8-8-78 issued by the General Services Administration (GSA). The solicita- tion was for certain tools, and required the submission of bid samples. Jonard contends that even though its bid was un- signed, its intent to be bound by the terms of the solic- itation was clear, that in one other instance GSA had accepted an unsigned bid from it and that the lack of a signature was an oversight and should have been waived as a minor informality. Jonard further objects because during the 45 days between bid opening and notification that its bid had been rejected it had refused business to conserve its production capacity for award on this procurement. GSA contends that the lack of a signature was not subject to correction or waiver as a minor informality under Federal Procurement Regulations (FPR) S 1-2.405(c) (1964 ed.) because the bid contained only the typewrit- ten name and title of Jonard's manager and there was no other acceptable evidence of an intent to be bound by the bid. It points out that the contracting officer visually checked the bid samples and the sample bid sheet and found no accompanying letters or signatures.

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