B-186705: Jul 21, 1976

BID PROTEST FILED IN THIS OFFICE MORE THAN 10 DAYS AFTER NOTICE OF AGENCY'S REJECTION OF BID AS NONRESPONSIVE IS UNTIMELY SINCE BID REJECTION CONSTITUTES ADVERSE AGENCY ACTION ON INITIAL PROTEST TO AGENCY AND FURTHER PROTEST MUST BE FILED WITH GAO WITHIN 10 DAYS FROM RECEIPT OF SUCH INFORMATION. 2. PURSUANT TO 4 C.F.R. 20.2(B)(3) BID PROTEST WAS UNTIMELY DESPITE FACT THAT IT WAS SENT BY CERTIFIED...

B-186705: Jul 21, 1976

A company protested the agency's determination that it was nonresponsive for failure to acknowledge an amendment to the solicitation. The protest was not filed within 10 days of notice of initial adverse agency action and, as a result, was untimely. The protest was untimely despite the fact that it was sent by certified mail because the postmark was illegible and there was no Postal Service receip...