B-191937: Feb 13, 1979

A company protested the award of a contract for elevator repair services contending that the awardee should have been regarded as a nonresponsive bidder because it did not meet a minimum time in service provision of the IFB and did not have certain parts in stock. The protest's merits were not considered and the protest was denied because it was filed in an untimely manner as defined under GAO Bid...

B-191937: Feb 13, 1979

DIGEST: WHERE PROTEST IS FILED WITH GAO MORE THAN 10 WORKING DAYS AFTER BASIS FOR PROTEST IS KNOWN. PROTEST IS UNTIMELY FILED UNDER GAO BID PROTEST PROCEDURES AND NOT FOR CONSIDERATION ON THE MERITS. ARMOR CONTENDS THAT FREEDOM SHOULD HAVE BEEN REGARDED AS A NONRESPONSIBLE BIDDER BECAUSE IT DID NOT MEET A MINIMUM TIME IN SERVICE PROVISION OF THE IFB AND DID NOT HAVE CERTAIN PARTS IN INVENTORY. ARM...