B-218443.3: Aug 30, 1985

A firm protested a Navy contract award, contending that: (1) the award was improper since the awardee's offered unit did not comply with the solicitation specifications; and (2) the contracting agency failed to comply with a requirement to provide offerers with a preaward written notice of the apparent successful offerer and a subsequent notice that the award had been made. GAO found that both pro...

B-218443.3: Aug 30, 1985

HAVING FILED A TIMELY PROTEST THAT WAS DISMISSED FOR PROCEDURAL REASONS. WAS IMPROPER SINCE ROTODYNE'S OFFERED UNIT ALLEGEDLY DID NOT COMPLY WITH THE RFP'S SPECIFICATIONS. WE DISMISSED THIS PROTEST (B- 218443.2) ON MAY 17 ON THE BASIS THAT IT HAD NOT BEEN FILED WITHIN 10 WORKING DAYS OF THE DATE THE BASIS OF PROTEST WAS KNOWN OR SHOULD HAVE BEEN KNOWN. SINCE THE PROTEST WAS BASICALLY IDENTICAL TO...