B-213898: Jan 17, 1984

A firm protested the Bureau of Reclamation's rejection of its proposal as late under a request for technical proposals. The protester contended that its late proposal should be accepted because: (1) the firm had technically assisted the agency in the past; and (2) the rejection did not apply under the first step of a two-step procurement. GAO noted that: (1) exceptions to the submission of a late...

B-213898: Jan 17, 1984

DIGEST: PROTEST AGAINST REJECTION OF LATE PROPOSAL IS SUMMARILY DENIED WHERE CIRCUMSTANCES ARE NOT WITHIN THE EXCEPTIONS OF THE "LATE PROPOSAL" CLAUSE OF THE SOLICITATION WHICH. BARON ADVISES THAT ITS UNPRICED TECHNICAL PROPOSAL ALSO SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BECAUSE THE PROPOSAL WAS REJECTED UNDER THE FIRST STEP OF A TWO-STEP PROCUREMENT. THE ONLY CIRCUMSTANCES PROVIDED FOR ARE THAT THE OFFER MUST BE...