B-217100: Nov 26, 1984

A firm protested a contract award under a General Services Administration solicitation for typewriters, contending that the awardee's offer was not for a typewriter model that was in production, as required by the solicitation. GAO held that the protest was untimely filed because it was not received by GAO within 10 days of the time the protester became aware of the basis for its protest. Accordin...

B-217100: Nov 26, 1984

CONTRACTS - PROTESTS - GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE PROCEDURES - TIMELINESS OF PROTEST - DATE BASIS OF PROTEST MADE KNOWN TO PROTESTER DIGEST: PROTEST THAT AWARDEE IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A TYPEWRITER CURRENTLY IN PRODUCTION. IS UNTIMELY WHERE FILED MORE THAN 10 DAYS AFTER PROTESTER BECAME AWARE OF SPECIFIC MODEL TO BE PROVIDED BY AWARDEE. WHITE ALLEGES THAT AWARD SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN MADE TO SWINTEC BE...