A municipality protested the acceptance of a bidder on a timber sale, contending that either award to or bidding by the offerer should be proscribed in view of the economic repercussions caused thereby. The protest against the possible award to a firm which was not selected for contract award was academic and not for consideration. The protest against the acceptance of a bid by a particular offere...

PROTEST AGAINST POSSIBLE AWARD TO FIRM WHICH WAS NOT SELECTED FOR AWARD IS ACADEMIC AND. IS UNTIMELY UNDER BID PROTEST PROCEDURES. SEC. 20.2 (B)(2) WHICH REQUIRES THAT PROTESTS BE FILED NOT LATER THAN 10 DAYS AFTER BASIS FOR PROTEST IS KNOWN OR SHOULD HAVE BEEN KNOWN. IT IS P-C'S BELIEF THAT EITHER AWARD TO OR BIDDING BY ASTORIA SHOULD BE PROSCRIBED IN VIEW OF THE ECONOMIC REPERCUSSIONS CAUSED THE...