B-213492: Nov 22, 1983

A firm protested an Agency for International Development (AID) award of a materials contract, arguing that: (1) it was the lowest bidder; (2) the bid evaluation was improper; and (3) the awardee's bid was nonresponsive. The protester initially filed a protest with AID, which was denied. Bid protest procedures require that a protest that has been denied by a contracting agency must be filed with GA...

B-213492: Nov 22, 1983

DIGEST: THE 10-DAY PERIOD FOR FILING PROTESTS IN GAO AFTER CONTRACTING AGENCY DENIAL OF PROTEST FILED INITIALLY WITH CONTRACTING AGENCY IS NOT TOLLED BY REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO CONVINCE CONTRACTING AGENCY OFFICIALS THAT PROTEST IS MERITORIOUS. WHERE PROTESTER WAITED MORE THAN 10 DAYS TO FILE PROTEST IN GAO AFTER PROTEST FILED WITH CONTRACTING AGENCY WAS DENIED BY CONTRACTING AGENCY. PROTEST TO GAO IS...