A firm protested against the manner in which the Defense Logistics Agency evaluated bids under an invitation for bids (IFB) for microfiche equipment. The protester contended that its bid should have been considered on a duty-excluded basis, which would have made it the low bid. The IFB required bidders offering foreign items to include the duty for each offered item in their offered prices, statin...

IS A TIMELY INITIAL PROTEST TO AGENCY. IS ALSO TIMELY. PROTEST AGAINST AGENCY'S INTERPRETATION OF SOLICITATION IS NOT A PROTEST AGAINST ALLEGED IMPROPRIETY APPARENT IN SOLICITATION WHICH MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO BID OPENING. 2. CANON CONTENDS THAT ITS BID SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED ON A DUTY-EXCLUDED BASIS. WHICH WOULD HAVE MADE IT THE LOW BID. BIDDERS WERE ASKED TO SUBMIT THEIR BIDS ON BOTH FOB OR...