United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao_comptroller_general legislative 2016-06-23 U.S. Government Publishing Office 1996-01-23 monographic deposited born digital 4 p. GA 1.13:B-266147 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-266147 P0b002ee18fd49b17 f:266147 DGPO 2016-06-23 2016-06-23 GAOREPORTS-B-266147 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-266147 B-266147 Comptroller General Decision 1. Material defect in a bid bond cannot be corrected after bid opening since this would afford a bidder the option of accepting or rejecting the award by either correcting or not correcting the bond deficiency and therefore would be inconsistent with the integrity of the sealed bidding system.<p/>2. Protest against rejection of bid as nonresponsive on the basis of a defective bid bond is denied where the language of a rider to the bond limits the liability of the surety and bidder under the performance and payment bonds required in the event of award. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-266147/html/GAOREPORTS-B-266147.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-266147/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-266147.pdf GAO/B-266147 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-266147 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-266147; Western Management Services, Inc.; Mac-Bestos, Inc.;