Safety and Health Consulting Services, Inc.

A firm protested a U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center (CEHNC) contract award for a safety and health related training course, contending that CEHNC improperly lost and thus failed to consider its bid. GAO held that it is not permissible to make an award to a firm whose quotation was lost by the government prior to the closing date because to do so would be inconsistent with preserving the integrity of the competitive system. Accordingly, the protest and claim were denied.