B-201710: Jan 4, 1982

An insurance company protested the award of a contract challenging the authority of the awardee under its corporate charter to perform the services required by the contract and raising several objections to the agency's evaluation of the proposals. The contract was for claims processing services for health benefits provided by the agency in a six-state region. The request for proposals provided te...

B-201710: Jan 4, 1982

ALLEGATION THAT AGENCY FAILED TO CONDUCT PRICE NEGOTIATIONS WITH PROTESTER IS UNTIMELY UNDER GAO BID PROTEST PROCEDURES. BECAUSE NOT FILED WITHIN 10 WORKING DAYS OF NOTICE OF AWARD FROM WHICH INFORMATION PROTESTER SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BASIS FOR PROTEST. 2. ALTHOUGH PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION DAY IS TECHNICALLY A FEDERAL WORKING DAY. IT WOULD BE INEQUITABLE TO CONSIDER IT AS SUCH FOR PURPOSE OF COMPUTI...