B-215625: Jul 20, 1984

A firm protested a General Services Administration (GSA) contract award, alleging that the solicitation was unduly restrictive of competition and did not reflect the Government's minimum needs. The protest had initially been denied by GSA. Bid protest procedures require that protests initially filed with a contracting agency must be filed with GAO within 10 working days of the agency's adverse act...

B-215625: Jul 20, 1984

THE OPENING OF BIDS AS SCHEDULED WITHOUT TAKING ANY CORRECTIVE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THE PROTEST CONSTITUTES INITIAL ADVERSE AGENCY ACTION AND A SUBSEQUENT PROTEST TO GAO NOT FILED WITHIN 10 WORKING DAYS THEREAFTER IS UNTIMELY. ALLEGING THAT THE SOLICITATION WAS UNDULY RESTRICTIVE OF COMPETITION AND DID NOT REFLECT THE GOVERNMENT'S MINIMUM NEEDS. INFORMATION FURNISHED IN LEON'S PROTEST CORRESPONDE...