B-211686: Jun 8, 1983

A firm protested a Forest Service contract award for containerized seedlings alleging that a provision in the solicitation which categorized the contract as a service contract was unduly restrictive. GAO could not determine whether the protest was received prior to bid opening or closing date for receipt of proposals; however, it stated that bid opening constituted initial adverse action. Bid prot...

B-211686: Jun 8, 1983

DIGEST: IT IS NOT CLEAR THAT PROTEST AGAINST ALLEGED IMPROPRIETIES WAS TIMELY FILED WITH THE PROCURING AGENCY PRIOR TO BID OPENING. EVEN IF PROTEST WAS TIMELY FILED WITH PROCURING AGENCY PRIOR TO BID OPENING. PROTEST TO GAO IS UNTIMELY AND NOT FOR CONSIDERATION SINCE IT WAS FILED MORE THAN 10 DAYS AFTER CONTRACTING AGENCY OPENED BIDS. GREEN ALLEGES THAT A PROVISION IN THE SOLICITATION WHICH CATEGO...