CONTRACTING AGENCY DETERMINED THAT PROTESTER'S TELEGRAPHIC BID MODIFICATION WAS UNTIMELY BECAUSE IT WAS TIME/DATE STAMPED OVER AN HOUR AFTER BID OPENING. PROTESTER ALLEGES THAT BID MODIFICATION WAS TIMELY BUT NOT PROMPTLY TIME/DATE STAMPED BY CONTRACTING AGENCY AS REQUIRED BY TELEGRAPHIC BID RECEIPT PROCEDURES. PROTESTER HAS NOT MET ITS BURDEN OF PROOF BECAUSE RECORD CONTAINS INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE...

A firm protested the rejection of its bid modification as late and the award of a contract for air conditioning equipment to another firm. The protester submitted a telegraphic bid modification which lowered its price. The protester claimed that the telegram was received 21 minutes prior to bid opening according to Western Union records. The agency did not consider the modification because it was...