B-215657: Aug 14, 1984

A firm protested the rejection of its bid as nonresponsive under an invitation for bids issued by the Army. GAO found that, since the protest was not received within 10 days of the agency's oral notification of the protester that its bid was nonresponsive, the protest was untimely filed under bid protest procedures. Accordingly, the protest was dismissed...

B-215657: Aug 14, 1984

CONTRACTS - PROTESTS - GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE PROCEDURES - TIMELINESS OF PROTEST - DATE BASIS OF PROTEST MADE KNOWN TO PROTESTER DIGEST: A PROTEST NOT RECEIVED IN THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WITHIN 10 WORKING DAYS AFTER THE PROTESTER WAS ORALLY ADVISED OF THE BASIS FOR THE PROTEST IS UNTIMELY AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. ELECTRO-TECH CONTACTED THE CONTRACTING AGENCY AND WAS ORALLY NOTIFIED THA...