B-217306: Jan 23, 1985

A firm protested the Veterans Administration's (VA) award of a contract to another firm. The protester asserted that the awardee's director was on a debarred contractors list. The firm filed a protest with GAO after it was notified by VA of the contract award. However, the firm failed to file its protest within 10 working days after the basis for its protest was known. Since the protest was not fi...

B-217306: Jan 23, 1985

CONTRACTS - PROTESTS - GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE PROCEDURES - TIMELINESS OF PROTEST - DATE BASIS OF PROTEST MADE KNOWN TO PROTESTER DIGEST: PROTEST FILED WITH GAO MORE THAN 10 WORKING DAYS AFTER PROTESTER LEARNS OF BASIS FOR PROTEST IS UNTIMELY AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. THE PROTESTER ASSERTS THAT THE AWARD WAS IMPROPER BECAUSE A DIRECTOR OF JAMES COMPANY CONSULTANTS-ENGINEERS WAS LISTED ON THE G...