B-211618: May 9, 1983

A firm protested an Army contract award for mess attendant services. The protester complained that the specifications were defective and that the solicitation did not provide for contractor relief when staffing estimates were substantially exceeded. Bid protest procedures require that a protest alleging improprieties in a solicitation which are apparent prior to bid opening be filed prior to bid o...

B-211618: May 9, 1983

DIGEST: PROTEST ALLEGING IMPROPRIETIES IN A SOLICITATION IS DISMISSED AS UNTIMELY WHEN FILED AFTER BID OPENING BECAUSE GAO BID PROTEST PROCEDURES REQUIRE FILING PRIOR TO BID OPENING. CSI COMPLAINS THAT THE ESTIMATE OF THE NUMBER OF PERSONS TO BE SERVED MEALS LISTED IN THE SOLICITATION IS "GROSSLY INACCURATE AND FATALLY DEFECTIVE" AND THAT THE SOLICITATION DOES NOT PROVIDE FOR CONTRACTOR RELIEF WHE...