A party protested the rejection of his bid, the lowest bid submitted. The contracting officer had asked the protester to review his bid as it was about 40 percent below the Government estimate. Soon after the protester verified his bid, he was informed that the contract had been awarded to another bidder. He then protested to GAO. A bid protest must be filed not later than 10 working days after th...

DIGEST: PROTEST WHICH IS FILED THE ELEVENTH WORKING DAY AFTER PROTESTER KNEW OF CONTRACT AWARD WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED BECAUSE IT IS UNTIMELY UNDER 4 C.F.R. THE PROTEST WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT TIMELY FILED. STEPHENS' BID WAS THE LOWEST BID SUBMITTED. STEPHENS TO REVIEW HIS BID BECAUSE IT WAS 41.56 PERCENT BELOW THE GOVERNMENT ESTIMATE. THE GAO TIME/DATE STAMP SHOWS THAT THE PROTES...