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B-225718.2, MAR 5, 1987, 87-1 CPD 253

B-225718.2 Mar 05, 1987
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PROCUREMENT - COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION - OFFERS - LATE SUBMISSION - ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA DIGEST: AN AGENCY MAY CONSIDER A PROPOSAL THAT IS RECEIVED AFTER THE DATE REQUIRED IN THE SOLICITATION ONLY IF ONE OF THE EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULE AGAINST CONSIDERING LATE PROPOSALS APPLIES. DESIGN DATA SYSTEMS: DESIGN DATA SYSTEMS (DDS) PROTESTS THAT THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION WILL NOT PERMIT THE FIRM TO SUBMIT A LATE OFFER TO RENEW DDS' INCLUSION ON THE AGENCY'S AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MULTIPLE AWARD SCHEDULE CONTRACT. DDS SAYS IT WAS UNABLE TO SUBMIT AN OFFER BY THE NOVEMBER 19. DUE DATE BECAUSE THE SOLICITATION WAS MISHANDLED WITHIN THE COMPANY. AN AGENCY MAY CONSIDER A PROPOSAL THAT IS RECEIVED AFTER THE DATE REQUIRED IN THE SOLICITATION ONLY IF ONE OF THE EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULE AGAINST CONSIDERING LATE PROPOSALS APPLIES.

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B-225718.2, MAR 5, 1987, 87-1 CPD 253

PROCUREMENT - COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION - OFFERS - LATE SUBMISSION - ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA DIGEST: AN AGENCY MAY CONSIDER A PROPOSAL THAT IS RECEIVED AFTER THE DATE REQUIRED IN THE SOLICITATION ONLY IF ONE OF THE EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULE AGAINST CONSIDERING LATE PROPOSALS APPLIES. THESE EXCEPTIONS DO NOT CONTEMPLATE THE SUBMISSION OF AN OFFER AFTER THE FIELD OF COMPETITION HAS BEEN DEFINED AS OF THE SPECIFIED DATE.

DESIGN DATA SYSTEMS:

DESIGN DATA SYSTEMS (DDS) PROTESTS THAT THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION WILL NOT PERMIT THE FIRM TO SUBMIT A LATE OFFER TO RENEW DDS' INCLUSION ON THE AGENCY'S AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MULTIPLE AWARD SCHEDULE CONTRACT. DDS SAYS IT WAS UNABLE TO SUBMIT AN OFFER BY THE NOVEMBER 19, 1986, DUE DATE BECAUSE THE SOLICITATION WAS MISHANDLED WITHIN THE COMPANY.

AN AGENCY MAY CONSIDER A PROPOSAL THAT IS RECEIVED AFTER THE DATE REQUIRED IN THE SOLICITATION ONLY IF ONE OF THE EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULE AGAINST CONSIDERING LATE PROPOSALS APPLIES. COMPATH BUSINESS TELEPHONE SYSTEMS, B-213575, MAY 22, 1984, 84-1 CPD PARA. 543. THESE EXCEPTIONS DO NOT CONTEMPLATE THE SUBMISSION OF AN OFFER AFTER THE FIELD OF COMPETITION HAS BEEN DEFINED AS OF THE SPECIFIED DATE. SEE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION, 48 C.F.R. SEC. 52.215-10 (1986); HARRIS CORP., PRD ELECTRONICS DIVISION, B-209154, OCT. 13, 1982, 82-2 CPD PARA. 332. THE STATED RULE APPLIES TO GSA'S MULTIPLE AWARD SCHEDULE CONTRACTING. SEE INSTRUMENTATION LABORATORY, INC., B-213921, JAN. 19, 1984, 84-1 CPD PARA. 86.

THE PROTEST IS DISMISSED.

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