A firm requested consideration of its admittedly late protest of an Army food services contract award, contending that it was not aware of the timeliness rule. The protester also claimed damages for lost revenues and expenses as a result of losing the contract. GAO held that, since its timeliness requirements are published for public notice, the protester's ignorance of the requirements could not...

CLAIM FOR DAMAGES BASED ON MATTER PROTESTED UNTIMELY WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. BECAUSE IT DID NOT HAVE ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE OF OUR TIMELINESS RULES UNTIL RECENTLY. ARE PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER AND PROTESTERS. ARE CHARGED WITH CONSTRUCTIVE NOTICE OF THEIR CONTENTS. WHERE CONSIDERATION OF A CLAIM WILL INVOLVE THE SAME ISSUES RAISED IN AN UNTIMELY PROTEST. WE WILL NOT CONSIDER THE CLAIM SINCE TO D...