B-208150.2: Dec 27, 1982

A firm protested any award of an Air Force contract to either of the two lowest bidders under and invitation for bids for medical housekeeping services. The protester alleged that the two bids contained discrepancies between unit and extended prices and were therefore ambiguous. Bid protest procedures require that a protest of this type be filed within 10 working days after the basis for protest w...

B-208150.2: Dec 27, 1982

DIGEST: PROTEST WHICH ALLEGES COMPETITORS' BIDS ARE AMBIGUOUS AND REFERS TO ANOTHER PROTEST LETTER TO GAO DATED 6 WEEKS PREVIOUSLY BUT NEVER RECEIVED BY GAO. IS UNTIMELY SINCE IT WAS FILED MORE THAN 10 WORKING DAYS AFTER THE PROTESTER KNEW THE BASIS FOR PROTEST. THE FACT THAT THE PRIOR LETTER MAY HAVE BEEN LOST IN THE MAIL DOES NOT PERMIT GAO TO CONSIDER THE UNTIMELY PROTEST. THE IFB WAS FOR MEDIC...