B-209551: Nov 1, 1982

A firm protested the award of a contract to the low bidder under a solicitation which was the resolicitation of a procurement which had been canceled because the Government determined that all of the bids received on that solicitation were unreasonably high. The protester contended that its low bid on the original solicitation should not have been rejected and that the award under the second solic...

B-209551: Nov 1, 1982

DIGEST: PROTEST CHALLENGING THE PROPRIETY OF AN AGENCY'S DECISION TO REJECT ALL BIDS AS UNREASONABLY HIGH (INCLUDING THE PROTESTER'S LOW BID) AND TO CANCEL A SOLICITATION IS UNTIMELY AND NOT FOR CONSIDERATION ON THE MERITS WHERE FILED IN GAO MORE THAN 10 DAYS AFTER THE PROTESTER KNEW OF THE CANCELLATION. THIS REQUIREMENT WAS ORIGINALLY ADVERTISED UNDER SOLICITATION NO. 10 S0385. WHICH WAS SET ASID...