B-213447: Nov 29, 1983

A firm protested a contract award by the Defense Construction Supply Center (DCSC); contending that: (1) the awardee failed to submit certain information with its bid as required by the solicitation; and (2) DCSC improperly prevented the protester from examining certain bidding documents until the contract had been performed. GAO held that, where the protester had knowledge that the agency had per...

B-213447: Nov 29, 1983

DIGEST: A PROTEST FILED WITH GAO 5 MONTHS AFTER AN INITIAL PROTEST WAS FILED WITH THE CONTRACTING AGENCY IS UNTIMELY UNDER GAO BID PROTEST PROCEDURES WHERE THE PROTESTER HAS REASON TO KNOW THAT THE AGENCY HAS PERMITTED THE CONTRACT TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY PERFORMED OR COMPLETED. BALDWIN HAMILTON REQUESTED COPIES OF THE BID ABSTRACT AND OF CERTAIN PRODUCT VERIFICATION INFORMATION HATCH & KIRK ALLEGEDLY...