The protester objected to the award of a contract, alleging that solicitation specifications placed it at a competitive disadvantage and that the bidding process was "tinged with strange secrecy, irregularity, and caprice." Protests regarding the solicitation specifications were untimely since they were not submitted within 10 working days of the formal notification of the agency's denial of the p...

PROTEST AGAINST USE OF CLAUSE IN RFP REQUIRING CONTRACTOR TO PAY FEE OF 10 PERCENT OF ITS GROSS RECEIPTS DERIVED FROM OPERATION AT AIRPORT IS UNTIMELY SINCE SECTION 20.2(A) OF OUR BID PROTEST PROCEDURES PROVIDES THAT IF PROTEST HAS BEEN FILED INITIALLY WITH CONTRACTING AGENCY. PROTEST WAS NOT RECEIVED IN OUR OFFICE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 5. PROTEST AGAINST FAILURE OF RFP TO SET FORTH WEIGHTS ACCORDED EVA...