B-207660.2: Oct 28, 1982

DIGEST: PRIOR DECISION DENYING PROTEST IS AFFIRMED BECAUSE PROTESTER HAS FAILED TO ESTABLISH DECISION WAS BASED ON ERRONEOUS INTERPRETATION OF FACT OR LAW. BURROUGHS MAINTAINED THAT ITS PROPOSAL SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN REJECTED. WHILE IT INITIALLY OVERLOOKED THE FACT THAT THE PROPOSAL WAS REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED BY MAY 3. SUMMARILY DENIED BURROUGHS' PROTEST WITHOUT OBTAINING AN AGENCY REPORT SINCE I...

B-207660.2: Oct 28, 1982

A firm requested reconsideration of a GAO decision which denied its protest of the rejection of its late technical proposal. GAO denied the protest since the reason cited by the protester as its basis for submitting a late proposal was not within the exceptions provided for by the late proposals clause in the solicitation. The protester contended that the summary denial of its proposal was inappro...