B-207948: Jul 16, 1982

A firm protested the award of a contract by the Air Force. The awardee, a foreign manufacturer, received the award based on the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 which allows foreign products to be evaluated on a basis equal to domestic products. The protester contended that the award was improper because the Air Force failed to comply with the publication requirements set forth in the Act solicitation...

B-207948: Jul 16, 1982

DIGEST: PROTEST FILED MORE THAN 10 DAYS AFTER BASIS OF PROTEST WAS KNOWN IS UNTIMELY AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. 4 C.F.R. AMRAY CONTENDS THE AWARD WAS IMPROPER BECAUSE THE AIR FORCE FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE PUBLICATION REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THE TRADE AGREEMENT ACT SOLICITATION PROCEDURES. OUR BID PROTEST PROCEDURES REQUIRE THAT PROTESTS BE FILED WITH OUR OFFICE WITHIN 10 DAYS OF WHEN THE BASI...