B-184598: Sep 25, 1975

A firm objected to the award of a contract, alleging that the award violated its legal patent and that the awardee's offered part was improperly included as an approved source in the solicitation. The question of patent infringement was not for consideration by GAO since it involved a matter of contract performance. The protest regarding the inclusion of the awardee's part as an approved source in...

B-184598: Sep 25, 1975

PROTEST BASED ON GROUND THAT PATENT INFRINGEMENT WOULD RESULT FROM PERFORMANCE UNDER CONTRACT AWARD IS NOT FOR CONSIDERATION. 2. WAS NOT EQUIVALENT TO PROTESTER'S GASKET IS UNTIMELY AND NOT FOR CONSIDERATION BECAUSE IT WAS NOT FILED PRIOR TO CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS. PROTEST IS UNTIMELY BECAUSE IT WAS APPARENTLY NOT FILED WITHIN 10 WORKING DAYS OF WHEN PROTESTER WAS NOTIFIED BY AGENCY...