BID OFFERING DELIVERY PERIOD GREATER THAN MAXIMUM DELIVERY PERIOD PERMITTED UNDER TERMS OF INVITATION WAS PROPERLY DETERMINED TO BE NONRESPONSIVE. 2. PROTESTER HAS NOT MET ITS BURDEN OF AFFIRMATIVELY PROVING ITS CONTENTION THAT NO DEVIATING DELIVERY PERIOD FOR FIRST ARTICLE TEST REPORT WAS INSERTED IN ITS BID WHERE EVIDENCE CONSISTS OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY PROTESTER AND CONTRACTING...

A firm protested the rejection of its bid, the award of a contract to any other firm under an Army solicitation, and the failure of the Army to negotiate with it under a subsequent solicitation. The first solicitation specified a delivery period of 180 days but permitted bidders to bid an alternative period not exceeding 240 days. The Army rejected the protester's bid as nonresponsive because it b...