B-203541: Jun 16, 1981

A firm protested the award of a contract by the Defense Logistics Agency for portable battery-operated surgical aspirators or suctional apparatus. The protest was filed almost three weeks after the protester was notified that its offer was unsuccessful. Bid protest procedures require that a protest must be filed within 10 working days after the basis for the protest is known or should have been kn...

B-203541: Jun 16, 1981

DIGEST: PROTEST FILED MORE THAN TEN DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF DOCUMENTS REVEALING BASIS OF PROTEST IS UNTIMELY SINCE TIME LIMITATION CANNOT BE EXTENDED BY PROTESTER'S ALLEGED NEED TO ANALYZE DOCUMENTS. REQUIRE THAT A PROTEST MUST BE FILED WITHIN TEN WORKING DAYS AFTER THE BASIS FOR THE PROTEST IS KNOWN OR SHOULD HAVE BEEN KNOWN. WHICHEVER IS EARLIER. THE PURPOSE OF OUR TIMELINESS RULES IS TO PROVIDE F...