GAO Holds that SAM Registration Pertains to a Bidder’s Responsibility, Not Responsiveness of a Bid
By EsqSocial Corporation 29/12/20
On December 16, 2020, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) sustained a protest by a contractor that was eliminated from a competition because its System for Award Management (SAM) registration had expired. Holding that registration in SAM pertains to a bidder’s responsibility, not the responsiveness of the bid, the GAO directed the agency to afford the bidder an opportunity to cure the matter after bid opening and before the award rather than finding the bidder to be ineligible for award....
By: PilieroMazza PLLC