B-210948: Mar 15, 1983

A firm protested the award of a contract to perform front end microprocessor support for data bank projects under a small business set-aside issued by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The protester asserted that the awardee was not a legal entity either during the course of negotiations or at the time of award and that the awardee was afforded preferential treatment by NIH. This protest wa...

B-210948: Mar 15, 1983

DIGEST: PROTEST IS DISMISSED AS UNTIMELY WHERE IT IS FILED WITH GAO MORE THAN 10 DAYS AFTER NOTICE OF INITIAL ADVERSE AGENCY ACTION. WAS NOT A LEGAL ENTITY EITHER DURING THE COURSE OF NEGOTIATIONS OR AT THE TIME OF AWARD AND THAT RUSH. WAS AFFORDED FAVORED TREATMENT BY NIH. SSIA'S LAST SUCH LETTER IS DATED DECEMBER 31. NIH'S LAST RESPONSE IS DATED JANUARY 7. SSIA'S PROTEST TO GAO IS DATED FEBRUARY...