B-196251, NOV 15, 1979
Highlights
WHICH WERE APPARENT PRIOR TO BID OPENING. IS UNTIMELY AND NOT FOR CONSIDERATION AS FILED AFTER BID OPENING. THE COMPANY'S LETTER WAS NOT RECEIVED AND FILED WITH OUR OFFICE UNTIL OCTOBER 1. BIDS WERE OPENED ON SEPTEMBER 28. PROVIDE THAT PROTESTS AGAINST ALLEGED IMPROPRIETIES IN A SOLICITATION SHOULD BE FILED PRIOR TO BID OPENING WHERE THOSE IMPROPRIETIES ARE APPARENT PRIOR TO BID OPENING. SINCE THE PROTEST WAS NOT FILED UNTIL AFTER BID OPENING. IT IS UNTIMELY AND NOT FOR OUR CONSIDERATION.
B-196251, NOV 15, 1979
DIGEST: PROTEST AGAINST ALLEGED SPECIFICATION IMPROPRIETIES, WHICH WERE APPARENT PRIOR TO BID OPENING, IS UNTIMELY AND NOT FOR CONSIDERATION AS FILED AFTER BID OPENING.
RONALD CAMPBELL COMPANY:
THE RONALD CAMPBELL COMPANY PROTESTED VARIOUS PORTIONS OF THE SPECIFICATIONS USED FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY INVITATION FOR BIDS NO. DADA01-79-B-0002. ALTHOUGH DATED SEPTEMBER 22, 1979, THE COMPANY'S LETTER WAS NOT RECEIVED AND FILED WITH OUR OFFICE UNTIL OCTOBER 1, 1979. BIDS WERE OPENED ON SEPTEMBER 28, 1979.
OUR BID PROTEST PROCEDURES, 4 C.F.R. SEC. 20.2(1)(B) (1979), PROVIDE THAT PROTESTS AGAINST ALLEGED IMPROPRIETIES IN A SOLICITATION SHOULD BE FILED PRIOR TO BID OPENING WHERE THOSE IMPROPRIETIES ARE APPARENT PRIOR TO BID OPENING. SINCE THE PROTEST WAS NOT FILED UNTIL AFTER BID OPENING, IT IS UNTIMELY AND NOT FOR OUR CONSIDERATION.