B-208675: Mar 22, 1983

A firm protested the issuance by the Agency for International Development (AID) of a purchase order for print wheels to another firm. The protester contended that it had a mandatory Federal Supply Schedule contract for the items covering the period in question. GAO held that a protest of this nature must be filed within 10 days of the protester's learning of the basis for the action. In this case,...

B-208675: Mar 22, 1983

DIGEST: WHILE REASONABLE DISPUTES OVER TIMELINESS OF PROTEST ORDINARILY ARE RESOLVED IN FAVOR OF THE PROTESTER. WHERE A REASONABLE INTERPRETATION OF THE PROTESTER'S STATEMENT ALLEGING TIMELINESS SUPPORTS THE ACTUAL RECOLLECTIONS OF THE AGENCY'S EMPLOYEES THAT THE PROTESTER FIRST LEARNED OF ISSUANCE OF A PURCHASE ORDER TO ANOTHER PARTY MORE THAN 10 WORKING DAYS BEFORE THE PROTEST WAS FILED IN GAO....