B-191251: Feb 24, 1978

A protester contended that the extremely low price of the apparent low bidder was an attempt to "buy-in" because of solicitation specifications which established conditions for changes to the original contract price. The protester was aware of the basis for its protest more than 10 days prior to its filing which was untimely...

B-191251: Feb 24, 1978

PROTEST IS UNTIMELY AND NOT FOR CONSIDERATION ON THE MERITS WHEN BASIS FOR PROTEST. " WAS KNOWN MORE THAN 10 DAYS PRIOR TO FILING PROTEST. APPEARS TO BE BASED ON THE CONTENTION THAT THE "EXTREMELY LOW PRICE OF THE APPARENT LOW BIDDER" IS AN ATTEMPT TO "'BUY IN. BOESE STATES FURTHER THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN OBVIOUS TO THE CONTRACTING OFFICER FROM THE EXTREMELY LOW PRICE THAT THERE WERE POSSIBLE SPE...