A firm protested the closing date for receipt of quotations under a Department of Energy contractor's solicitation. The protester contended that the closing date did not allow it sufficient time to prepare its quotation. Bid protest procedures require that protests based upon alleged defects in a solicitation be filed prior to the closing date for receipt of proposals. Since this protest was not f...

DIGEST: PROTEST ALLEGING SUFFICIENT TIME WAS NOT AFFORDED TO PREPARE QUOTATION IS UNTIMELY WHERE BASIS OF PROTEST WAS NOT RAISED BEFORE CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF QUOTATIONS. NOTIFIED PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS THAT THE CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF QUOTATIONS WAS OCTOBER 14. WAS APPARENT PRIOR TO THE OCTOBER 14 CLOSING DATE. SINCE LE PRIX'S PROTEST WAS NOT FILED (RECEIVED) IN THIS OFFICE UNTIL OCTOBER 2...