CONTRACTS - PROTESTS - GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE PROCEDURES - TIMELINESS OF PROTEST - SOLICITATION IMPROPRIETIES - APPARENT PRIOR TO BID OPENING/CLOSING DATE FOR PROPOSALS DIGEST: PROTEST ALLEGING SPECIFICATION IMPROPRIETIES WHICH WAS NOT FILED UNTIL AFTER BID OPENING IS UNTIMELY. A CONTRACT WAS AWARDED UNDER IFB N62477-80-B-0315 ON JUNE 14. BIDS WERE OPENED UNDER IFB N62470- 80-B-2434 ON AUGUST 2...

A firm protested that certain specifications under a Navy solicitation were unduly restrictive. GAO held that the protest was untimely filed because it was not received by GAO until after the bid opening date. Accordingly, the protest was dismissed...