B-186086: Apr 2, 1976

The protester objected to an approved source for an item listed in a solicitation and objected to the award of a contract, alleging disclosure of proprietary information. Since the protest concerning the solicitation was received at GAO after bid opening and since the allegedly improper award was made several months prior to the receipt of the protest, both protests were untimely filed and not for...

B-186086: Apr 2, 1976

PROTEST CONCERNING DEFECTIVE SOLICITATION RECEIVED AT GAO AFTER OPENING DATE OF SOLICITATION AND ALLEGEDLY IMPROPER AWARD MADE SEVERAL MONTHS PRIOR TO RECEIPT OF PROTEST IS UNTIMELY FILED UNDER BID PROTEST PROCEDURES. ISSUES RAISED IN PROTEST ARE NOT OF WIDESPREAD INTEREST SUFFICIENT TO PERMIT CONSIDERING PROTEST UNDER "SIGNIFICANT ISSUE" EXCEPTION TO TIMELINESS REQUIREMENTS OF PROCEDURES. A PROTE...