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 1997-01-10 monographic deposited born digital 5 p. GA 1.13:B-274986 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-274986 P0b002ee18fd49621 f:274986 DGPO 2016-06-23 2016-06-23 GAOREPORTS-B-274986 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-274986 B-274986 Comptroller General Decision Bid found to include only a photocopy of the required bid bond was properly rejected as nonresponsive where the protester has not provided independent evidence to support its assertion that the original bond was included with its bid package submitted to the agency prior to bid opening and has not persuasively shown that the agency inadvertently substituted a photocopy of the original bind bond after bid opening. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-274986/html/GAOREPORTS-B-274986.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-274986/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-274986.pdf GAO/B-274986 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-274986 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-274986; Jay-Brant General Contractors;