B-217129: May 6, 1985

A firm protested a potential Army contract award, contending that the Army acted improperly in conducting the procurement. The protester developed a technique that facilitated the rapid assembly and deployment of pipeline systems and worked with the Army to develop specifications and purchase descriptions for aluminum piping and couplings. A contract was awarded to another firm for the piping port...

B-217129: May 6, 1985

PROTEST ASSERTIONS BASED ON ALLEGED IMPROPRIETIES THAT WERE OR SHOULD HAVE BEEN APPARENT TO THE PROTESTER PRIOR TO EITHER THE INITIAL OR FINAL CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS ARE UNTIMELY AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED ON THE MERITS WHERE RAISED AFTER THE FINAL CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS. GAO WILL NOT REVIEW AN AFFIRMATIVE RESPONSIBILITY DETERMINATION BASED GENERALLY ON ALLEGED AGENCY...