B-213576: Dec 28, 1983

A firm protested any contract award under a solicitation issued by the General Services Administration, contending that the solicitation was defective and that the low bidder could not meet the specifications. GAO held that the allegation of solicitation defects was not timely filed. GAO also held that the bidder's ability to meet the specifications was a matter of bidder responsibility, and GAO w...

B-213576: Dec 28, 1983

PROTEST ALLEGING IMPROPRIETIES IN A SOLICITATION IS DISMISSED AS UNTIMELY WHEN FILED AFTER BID OPENING BECAUSE GAO BID PROTEST PROCEDURES REQUIRE FILING PRIOR TO BID OPENING. 2. ZYTRON ARGUES THAT THE IFB IS DEFECTIVE AND THAT THE LOW BIDDER IS INCAPABLE OF MEETING THE SPECIFICATIONS. OUR BID PROTEST PROCEDURES REQUIRE THAT A PROTEST ALLEGING IMPROPRIETIES IN AN IFB WHICH ARE APPARENT PRIOR TO BID...