B-211455: Jun 28, 1983

A firm protested the rejection of its bid modification as late under a Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) solicitation for the construction of a school. The protester alleged that it delivered its modification to a telegraphic service within sufficient time for the service to transmit the modification to BIA in a timely manner. The protester asserted that its modification should have been considered b...

B-211455: Jun 28, 1983

DIGEST: TELEGRAPHIC BID MODIFICATION RECEIVED ALMOST 4 HOURS AFTER BID OPENING IS PROPERLY REJECTED AS LATE DESPITE SUBMISSION OF MODIFICATION BY PROTESTER TO WESTERN UNION MORE THAN 19 HOURS BEFORE BID OPENING. ABSENT EVIDENCE THAT THE LATE RECEIPT WAS DUE TO GOVERNMENT MISHANDLING. 000 WAS LOW. A BID MODIFICATION FROM SCHERR WAS RECEIVED BY WESTERN UNION TELEX WHICH WOULD HAVE MADE SCHERR THE LO...