A firm protested what it alleged to be restrictive specifications in a request for quotations issued by the Defense Personnel Support Center and argued that its product was equal or superior to the one specified. Bid protest procedures require that protests alleging defects in the solicitation be filed before bid opening. In this case, the protester filed a protest with GAO after its quotation was...

DIGEST: PROTEST ALLEGING DEFECTS WHICH ARE APPARENT ON THE FACE OF A SOLICITATION. WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED A TIMELY PROTEST TO THE CONTRACTING AGENCY. ANY SUBSEQUENT PROTEST TO GAO WILL BE DISMISSED. PRECISION DYNAMICS CORPORATION: PRECISION DYNAMICS CORPORATION PROTESTS WHAT IT ALLEGES ARE UNDULY RESTRICTIVE SPECIFICATIONS IN A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS. THE FIRM ALLEGES THAT THE AGENCY'S SPECIFICATI...