Bid Submitted Too Late for Consideration for Award

The protester objected to the determination that its bid was submitted too late for consideration for award. Since the agency failed to establish and implement procedures for the timely receipt of bids, a bid received after the specified deadline should have been considered for award. The only acceptable evidence to establish timely receipt is the time/date stamp of the Government installation on the bid wrapper or other documentary evidence of receipt maintained by the installation. The protest was sustained.