B-208575: Nov 1, 1982

A firm protested the award of a contract by a wholly-owned Government corporation under the Department of Justice, contending that the contract already had been awarded to itself under another contract and that it was improper to request another round of best and final offers. The protester filed its protest with GAO after its protest was denied by the contracting agency. Where a protester initial...

B-208575: Nov 1, 1982

DIGEST: PROTEST FILED WITH GAO MORE THAN 10 DAYS AFTER PROTESTER LEARNS OF INITIAL ADVERSE AGENCY ACTION ON PROTEST FILED WITH AGENCY IS DISMISSED AS UNTIMELY AND WE DO NOT CONSIDER THE ISSUE RAISED AS A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE UNDER OUR PROCEDURES TO WARRANT INVOKING THE EXCEPTION TO CONSIDERATION OF OTHERWISE UNTIMELY PROTESTS. THAT IT WAS IMPROPER TO REQUEST ANOTHER ROUND OF BEST AND FINAL OFFERS. AN...