https://www.gao.gov/products/440128

B-208142: Jul 22, 1982

DIGEST: PROTEST AGAINST AGENCY'S SPECIFICATIONS FOR AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT IS DISMISSED AS UNTIMELY SINCE PROTEST WAS NOT FILED IN GAO PRIOR TO CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF INITIAL PROPOSALS AS REQUIRED BY BID PROTEST PROCEDURES. DCC ARGUES THAT THE SPECIFICATIONS ARE DEFECTIVE BECAUSE. THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT NECESSARY TO SATISFY THE FBI'S MINIMUM NEEDS. ANY PROTEST BASED ON AN ALL...

https://www.gao.gov/products/119018

B-208142: Jul 22, 1982

A firm protested certain specifications contained in a request for proposals issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for automatic data processing equipment. The protester argued that the specifications were defective because they required the awardee to furnish only new IBM equipment. GAO held that the protest against the agency's solicitation specifications was untimely since it was not fi...