A bid opening may NEVER be postponed before or after the time scheduled for bid opening.
Answer(s): C
A bid opening may be postponed even after the time scheduled for bid opening when the contracting officer has reason to believe that the bids of an important segment of bidders have been delayed; or there are Emergency or unanticipated events that would interrupt the normal governmental processes in such a way that the conduct of bid opening as scheduled would become impractical.
After bids have been opened, award must be made:
Answer(s): A
After bids have been opened, award must be made to that responsible bidder who submitted the lowest responsive bid, unless there is a compelling reason to reject all bids and cancel the invitation. As a general rule, after the opening of bids, an invitation should not be cancelled and resolicited due solely to increased requirements for the items being acquired.
As a general rule, after the opening of bids, an invitation:
Answer(s): B,C
Technically speaking, prior to award an invitation could be cancelled.
Prior to award, when bids were not independently arrived at in open competition, were collusive, or were submitted in bad faith, or that no responsive bid has been received from a responsible bidder, the invitation could be cancelled. When it is determined that an invitation for bids should be canceled and that use of negotiation is in the government's interest, the contracting officer may negotiate and make award without issuing a new solicitation provided that each responsible bidder in the sealed bid acquisition has been given notice that negotiations will be conducted and has been given an opportunity to participate in negotiations. In any case the award will be made to the responsible bidder offering the lowest negotiated price.
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