A firm protested the rejection of its bid as late under an Army solicitation. Another firm protested the Army's subsequent decision to consider the late bid. The envelope containing the bid was not marked to indicate that it contained a bid and, while the bid arrived at the Army facility on the morning of bid opening, it was not delivered to the contracting division until after the time set for bi...

BID MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR AWARD UNDER IFB LATE BID PROVISIONS WHERE (1) BID WAS NOT SENT BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL AND (2) THE PROCURING AGENCY'S TIME-DATE STAMP SHOWS THAT THE BID WAS RECEIVED AT THE AGENCY'S INSTALLATION AFTER BID OPENING. 2. BID MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED UNDER EXCEPTION PERMITTING ACCEPTANCE OF LATE BIDS WHERE SOLE OR PARAMOUNT CAUSE OF LATENESS WAS GOVERNMENT MISHANDLING...