B-202422: Mar 30, 1981

A firm protested the award of a contract by the Army Corps of Engineers on the grounds that the Army failed to observe the disclosed selection criteria. After learning that it had not been selected for the award, the firm met with representatives of the Army on two different occasions to discuss the matter. The subsequent protest to GAO was filed almost a month after the second meeting. GAO Bid Pr...

B-202422: Mar 30, 1981

DIGEST: PROTEST ALLEGING THAT AGENCY FAILED TO OBSERVE DISCLOSED SELECTION CRITERIA IS UNTIMELY UNDER 4 C.F.R. SEC. 20.2(B)(2) (1980) WHEN FILED MORE THAN 10 WORKING DAYS AFTER BASIS OF PROTEST WAS OR SHOULD HAVE BEEN KNOWN. THAT IT WAS NOT SELECTED FOR AWARD. CEI MET WITH ANOTHER ARMY REPRESENTATIVE TO DISCUSS THE REASONS THAT CEI WAS NOT SELECTED. REQUIRE THAT A PROTEST BE RECEIVED BY EITHER THE...