B-208786: Sep 24, 1982

A firm protested a contract award by a Naval Regional Contracting Center for an operational readiness monitoring system. The firm had requested information on evaluation and a point-by-point comparison of the proposals by the Navy a month after the contract award. GAO stated that protesters must diligently seek that which forms the basis of a protest and, if they do not do so within a reasonable t...

B-208786: Sep 24, 1982

DIGEST: WHEN POTENTIAL PROTESTER HAS FAILED TO DILIGENTLY SEEK INFORMATION THAT WILL FORM THE BASIS FOR ITS PROTEST. GAO WILL DISMISS ULTIMATELY FILED PROTEST AS UNTIMELY. DATAWARE WILL PROVIDE AN OPERATIONAL READINESS MONITORING SYSTEM TO THE NAVAL OCEANS SYSTEMS CENTER FOR A TOTAL PRICE OF $997. STATING THAT IT HAD BEEN ADVISED THAT THE PROPOSALS WERE TECHNICALLY VERY CLOSE AND ARGUING THAT MITE...