B-203815: Jul 21, 1981

A firm protested the provisions of a request for proposals, asserting that it did not contain sufficient information to permit competition with the incumbent contractor. Bid protest procedures require that protests based on alleged improprieties in the solicitation, which are apparent prior to the closing date for receipt of initial proposals, should be filed prior to that closing date. This prote...

B-203815: Jul 21, 1981

IS NOT TIMELY. BECAUSE IT IS BASED ON IMPROPRIETY IN SOLICITATION WHICH WAS APPARENT PRIOR TO INITIAL CLOSING DATE. CORBIN ASSERTS THAT THE RFP IS NONCOMPETITIVE BECAUSE IT DOES NOT CONTAIN SUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO PERMIT COMPETITION WITH THE INCUMBENT. WE WILL NOT CONSIDER THE PROTEST BECAUSE IT WAS NOT TIMELY FILED. REQUIRE THAT PROTESTS BASED ON ALLEGED IMPROPRIETIES IN THE SOLICITATION WHICH...