[Protest of Commerce Rejection of Bid for Employee Assistance Services]

A firm protested the Department of Commerce's rejection of its late bid for employee assistance program services, contending that its courier timely delivered the proposal. GAO held that Commerce properly rejected the hand-carried proposal as late, since a preponderance of the evidence did not establish that the protester's courier delivered the offer to the designated location prior to the bid opening time. Accordingly, the protest was denied.