B-215169: May 23, 1984

A firm protested a General Services Administration contract award under an invitation for bids (IFB) for protective services, contending that the IFB failed to include a Department of Labor wage determination and that the awardee had not filed with the State as a foreign corporation as required by State law. GAO held that: (1) the protest regarding the wage determination was untimely, since the ba...

B-215169: May 23, 1984

WHETHER A CONTRACTOR HAS COMPLIED WITH A STATE STATUTE GOVERNING FILING AS A FOREIGN CORPORATION IS A MATTER TO BE RESOLVED BETWEEN THE FIRM AND STATE AUTHORITIES. ONLY IN LIMITED SITUATIONS WOULD IT RELATE TO THE FINDING THAT THE BIDDER IS RESPONSIBLE WHICH. WE WILL NOT CONSIDER THE MATTER. A PROTEST ALLEGING IMPROPRIETIES IN AN IFB THAT ARE APPARENT PRIOR TO BID OPENING MUST BE FILED PRIOR TO BI...