B-189273: Jul 14, 1977

The protester requested reconsideration of a decision dismissing as untimely their protest of the award of a readvertised contract. The prior decision was affirmed since the Bid Protest Procedures were published in the Federal Register, and the protester was therefore deemed to be on constructive notice of their contents. The failure of the contracting agency officials to inform the protester of G...

B-189273: Jun 21, 1977

The protester objected to the award of a readvertised solicitation, alleging that the rejection of its original bid on the basis that it was "adjudged too high" was improper. Since the protest was not filed within 10 working days of the time the protester learned of the basis for the protest, the protest was untimely and not for consideration on its merits...

B-189273: Jul 14, 1977

PRIOR DECISION THAT PROTEST FILED MORE THAN 10 DAYS AFTER BASIS OF PROTEST WAS KNOWN TO PROTESTER IS UNTIMELY AND NOT FOR CONSIDERATION ON MERITS IS AFFIRMED SINCE BID PROTEST PROCEDURES WERE PUBLISHED IN FEDERAL REGISTER AND PROTESTER IS THEREFORE DEEMED TO BE ON CONSTRUCTIVE NOTICE OF THEIR CONTENTS AND FAILURE OF CONTRACTING AGENCY OFFICIALS TO INFORM PROTESTER OF GAO TIME LIMITS IS NOT SUFFICI...

B-189273: Jun 21, 1977

PROTEST NOT FILED WITHIN 10 WORKING DAYS AFTER PROTESTER LEARNS OF BASIS FOR PROTEST IS UNTIMELY AND NOT FOR CONSIDERATION ON MERITS. WCI STATES THAT THE AWARD FOLLOWED THE REJECTION OF ALL BIDS UNDER THE ORIGINAL ADVERTISEMENT BUT THAT THE REJECTION OF ITS BID ON THE BASIS THAT IT WAS "ADJUDGED TOO HIGH" WAS IMPROPER. THE DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED BY WCI REVEAL THAT WCI WAS NOTIFIED ON MAY 9. SECTION 2...