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Untimely Protest of Air Force Contract Award

B-195425: Nov 14, 1979

A firm protested the award of an Air Force contract for heaters to a competing firm. The firm contended that it had an indication that its competitors had not properly responded to the request for proposals. It claimed it sought to verify this by requesting copies of the other technical proposals submitted. The Air Force denied this request. The firm then filed its protest on the basis of its beli...

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B-195425, NOV 14, 1979

B-195425: Nov 14, 1979

DIGEST: WHERE PROTESTER FILED FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST BECAUSE IT "HAD SOME INDICATION" THAT ALL OTHER PROPOSALS WERE NONRESPONSIVE TO REQUEST FOR TECHNICAL PROPOSALS. DID NOT PROTEST UNTIL LONG AFTER BECOMING AWARE OF AGENCY'S ACCEPTANCE OF SUCH PROPOSALS UNDER STEP ONE OF TWO-STEP PROCUREMENT AND UNTIL FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT APPEAL WAS DENIED 3 MONTHS AFTER AWARD. PROTESTER DID NOT...

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